ICE Agents Could Soon Be Wearing Electric Shock Gloves For 'De-Escalation': DHS

NEW YORK, NY — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could soon be wearing electric shock gloves.

According to a notice posted Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, the agency "has a requirement to purchase" the CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E, or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.

The gloves are deemed a "a conductive distraction and de-escalation device," and "will be issued to Homeland Security Investigations (H.S.I.) and Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers and agents."

The gloves are slated to cost between $10 million and $20 million, with contract completion by March 31, 2027, according to the notice.

DHS returned a request for comment with a statement: "ICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country. Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards."

DHS continued: "Our officers are highly trained in de-escalation tactics and regularly receive ongoing use of force training. The latest ICE use of force policy is available here."

And, said DHS: "Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is targeting the worst of the worst. Since Day One, ICE law enforcement has been delivering on President Trump’s promise to the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists. Nearly 70 percent of ICE arrests are of dangerous illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. While ICE law enforcement works to remove these public safety threats from American communities, they’re also facing a 1,300 percent increase in assaults, a 3,300 percent increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000 percent increase in death threats."

The plan sparked fierce backlash: New York State Attorney General Letitia James, according to PBS, said: "We are outraged." The outlet added that James said that ICE officers who misused the gloves could face criminal and civil charges in New York.

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed, according to PIX 11: "“You cannot trample on someone’s constitutional rights and you cannot cause them undo harm. You will be held accountable," she said.