A US immigration agency is purchasing $20m worth of gloves capable of delivering electric shocks for its enforcement officers and agents.
The equipment is being bought for personnel involved in immigration enforcement. The gloves are described as devices that can administer electric shocks, adding a new form of wearable equipment to the agency’s operational supplies.
The manufacturer of the gloves says they are safe when used properly. No further details were provided in the supplied material about the precise model, the number of pairs being purchased, or the circumstances in which officers and agents may be authorised to use them.
The purchase is significant because it involves the deployment of shock-capable equipment by immigration enforcement personnel. The available information does not specify whether additional training, rules of use or oversight measures will accompany the acquisition.
The latest known position is that the agency is buying the gloves under a deal worth $20m, while the maker maintains that the devices are safe if used correctly.
