Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear
The study found the gloves caused intense pain and immediate compliance, while ICE had already agreed to buy 6,000 pairs for $16.7 million.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a $16.7 million contract in August for 6,000 pairs of shock gloves, despite an Army study finding the devices cause "intense pain" and force immediate compliance.
- An Army study conducted at the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, found the devices forced compliance during 2024 exercises, though participants reported "fatigue, soreness and excessive apprehensiveness to being shocked again."
- While the agency describes the gloves as "distraction and de-escalation devices" intended to prevent lethal force, American Oversight executive director Chioma Chukwu warned the agency has not established the tools are safe for detainees.
- U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and 15 Democratic Senate colleagues demanded the agency abandon its procurement plan, yet received no response to their August 27 letter requesting usage and training details.
- White House border czar Tom Homan indicated deployment could "be awhile" before the gloves are fielded, as the agency addresses outstanding training and policy issues with the equipment.
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Study: Shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, fear
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study.
The US military has tested electric gloves that could soon be given to immigration agents in American cities. The gloves are intended to help detain migrants or manage protests. The device is said to cause intense pain and help achieve “instant obedience.”
Shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear, Army study found
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study.
It is official: they reveal the risks of electric gloves that the ICE plans to wear in raids against immigrants. One study warns that the discharge can be intensified by sweat, water or oil on the skin
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