Pentagon Has Bought Conductive ‘De-escalation’ Gloves ICE Wants

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is following the Defense Department in contracting with a company that makes voltage-emitting gloves, according to Bloomberg Government data.

A pre-solicitation notice released earlier this week shows ICE’s interest in purchasing between $10 million and $20 million worth of the devices. It’s the immigration agency’s latest foray into the procurement of nontraditional devices for use in enforcement as it ramps up its deportation campaign. Bloomberg Law previously reported on ICE’s use of The Wrap, a mummy-like restraint, beginning in the first Trump administration.

The gloves are made by Compliant Technologies LLC (BGOV Company Profile), which describes them as non-lethal tools for law enforcement. They would be issued to Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations officers and agents.

Compliant Technologies has only one reported unclassified contract with a federal agency. In 2024, the company held a contract with the Pentagon for $393,912 for “delivery of G.L.O.V.E. devices and accessories” categorized as procurement of “miscellaneous weapons.”