Overview
- A Department of Homeland Security procurement notice published Monday shows ICE intends to spend $10 million to $20 million to buy thousands of G.L.O.V.E. devices with deliveries scheduled through March 31, 2027.
- The G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) is made by Compliant Technologies and functions as a normal patrol glove until a switch activates an electrical mode that must touch bare skin to deliver a painful stimulus intended to force compliance.
- The DHS notice flags a possible sole‑source, no‑bid solicitation that could be posted imminently, but public reporting has not disclosed exact unit counts, per‑unit costs, or the final contract award.
- Compliant Technologies’ guidance requires user training and recertification every two years and warns against use on children, pregnant people, elderly or certain disabled individuals, yet civil‑liberties groups and some elected officials say ICE’s recent use‑of‑force record makes misuse likely.
- Reporting recalls prior internal reviews and pending lawsuits, including a 2024 detention‑center case that alleges repeated shocks and at least one death, which critics say raises oversight and legal liability concerns if ICE distributes the gloves widely.