ICE has signed a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of electrical shock gloves, known as the G.L.O.V.E., from Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies LLC, with delivery planned by March 2027. A previously unreleased Army study from an October 2024 exercise at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, found the gloves caused intense pain and fear, with test participants stopping resistance immediately after being shocked and later showing fatigue, soreness and apprehension about further exposure. Records obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight through a public records request show ICE leaders were aware of the study's findings before signing the contract in August. The manufacturer warns against using the gloves as punishment or on children, pregnant women, elderly people, and people with disabilities, while critics including American Oversight's Chioma Chukwu say the study demonstrates the gloves inflict pain without proving they are safe.