美国白宫边境事务主管汤姆·霍曼为移民与海关执法局（ICE）计划采购数千副电击手套进行了辩护。[1]ICE计划花费高达2000万美元购买这些由Compliant Technologies LLC公司制造的设备，名称为G.L.O.V.E.（Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter）。[1]
霍曼在周四Fox News Channel的《Fox & Friends》节目中表示："这是另一种帮助某人在他们不配合时获得顺从的设备"，并声称这类工具有助于执法人员在对抗中避免使用致命武力。[1]
然而，这一计划遭到民权组织、国会民主党人和一些使用武力专家的强烈批评。[1]批评者指出，ICE特工在执行特朗普移民打击政策中过度使用武力，去年以来至少有六人被移民执法特工枪杀，其中包括上月在缅因州和德克萨斯州的驾驶人员。[1]
肯塔基州Nelson County监狱主管Justin Hall表示该机构四年前已开始使用这类手套，并在培训中被电击手套电击超过10次。[1]南卡罗来纳大学犯罪学教授Geoffrey Alpert表示应该进行更广泛的研究以确保适当使用指导。[1]
White House border czar Tom Homan has defended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to procure thousands of electric shock gloves, arguing they serve as a tool to compel compliance during confrontations while avoiding lethal force.[1] The devices, known as G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) and manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC, are part of an ICE acquisition valued at up to $20 million.[1] "This is another device to help someone gain compliance when they're not cooperating," Homan stated during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Thursday.[1]
The proposal has faced significant opposition from civil rights organizations, Democratic lawmakers, and some use-of-force experts.[1] Critics point to a pattern of excessive force by ICE agents enforcing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement priorities, citing at least six killings by immigration enforcement officers over the past year, including incidents last month involving drivers in Maine and Texas.[1] Justin Hall, warden of Nelson County jail in Kentucky, indicated the facility began using these gloves four years ago and disclosed that he was shocked by the devices more than ten times during training.[1] Geoffrey Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina, has called for more extensive research to ensure appropriate usage guidelines are established.[1]