A previously unreleased Army study found that shock gloves purchased by Immigration and Customs Enforcement caused intense pain and prompted rapid compliance during a 2024 military exercise, according to CBS and the Associated Press.
The study tested the gloves at a Kansas military prison, where Army employees acted as combative prisoners. Participants stopped resisting within seconds after being shocked and reported soreness, fatigue and apprehension about another exposure.
ICE signed a $16.7 million contract in August for 6,000 pairs, despite the agency having access to the study, records obtained by American Oversight showed. ICE describes the gloves as de-escalation devices intended to reduce physical confrontations and potentially prevent escalation to lethal force.
ICE has not provided detailed responses about deployment. DHS defended the purchase, saying officers need appropriate safety equipment and are trained in de-escalation.
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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. https://t.co/C53UtCtklY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 7, 2026
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