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US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates who have condemned the action of ICE during President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

A note on the website of the Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part, says ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on CTG-5 Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, or GLOVE units.

The DHS described the gloves as "a Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device which will be issued to Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations officers and agents."

ICE officers are trained in de-escalation tactics and regularly receive "ongoing use of force training," the DHS said.