美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）正计划花费1000万至2000万美元为执法人员配备能释放电击的手套，称为GLOVE（Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter）[1][2]。这一举措旨在加强执法中的强制合规，但迅速引发了民权组织和政界人士的强烈反对。
这种手套可释放最高380伏的电流——约为美国标准电源插座电压的三倍——并能每秒释放最多30次脉冲[1]。制造商Compliant Technologies辩称手套不会造成伤害，且已被多个执法机构使用[1]。使用手册建议避免在老年人、幼童、孕妇和"重度残疾人"身上使用[1]。合同期限至2027年3月31日[2]。
民权倡导者和政府官员对该计划提出了严厉警告。美国民权联盟副主任Jenn Rolnick Borchetta表示："这是向移民代理人提供隐蔽伤害手段的做法，会导致更多伤害和更少问责"[1]。纽约检察长Letitia James表示"感到愤怒"，并警告称在纽约州滥用这些手套的ICE官员将面临刑事和民事后果[2]。前ICE代理主任John Sandweg也指出这些工具"太容易被滥用"[2]。
安全问题加剧了公众担忧。2024年一名43岁男子在肯塔基州被电击27次后死亡，其中两次电击分别持续45秒和99秒，远超制造商推荐的15秒限制[2]。
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to equip officers with electrified gloves designed to force compliance during enforcement operations [1][2]. The devices, known as G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), can deliver electrical pulses of up to 380 volts—roughly three times the voltage of a standard U.S. household electrical outlet—at a rate of up to 30 pulses per second [1].
The procurement has ignited fierce opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic officials. Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union, stated that the gloves represent "a way to give immigration agents a covert means of causing injury," resulting in "more harm and less accountability" [1]. New York Attorney General Letitia James expressed anger at the plan, warning that ICE officers who misuse the gloves in New York would face criminal and civil consequences [2]. Former ICE Acting Director John Sandweg called the devices "too easy to abuse" [2].
Manufacturer Compliant Technologies maintains that the gloves cause no injury and notes they are already used by multiple law enforcement agencies [1]. However, the product manual recommends avoiding use on elderly individuals, young children, pregnant women, and those with severe disabilities [1]. The contract is set to expire on March 31, 2027 [2]. A 2024 incident in Kentucky highlighted abuse concerns: a 43-year-old man died after being shocked 27 times, including two instances lasting 45 and 99 seconds respectively—far exceeding the manufacturer's recommended 15-second limit [2].