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The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Masked federal agents wearing tactical vests labeled
‘Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public,’ said one critic. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/AP

ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves for officers and agents that can deliver painful electric shocks by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.

The devices, called Glove (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky.

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