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California lawmakers approved a package of bills to bar federal immigration agents from most state and local public employment, prevent police from moonlighting with ICE, and require a safety study before implementing electric-shock gloves, with a 2030 deployment pause; Gov. Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign the measures.
Democratic California lawmakers advanced Assembly Bill 2760 to prohibit ICE and state/local officers from wearing or purchasing any device that can deliver electric shocks, in response to DHS/ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to acquire thousands of gloves and a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs. The measure would also block state funding for police gear. Supporters call the gloves inhumane and a public-safety risk, while law-enforcement groups warn it could hinder de-escalation; legal challenges are expected given federal authority over immigration enforcement.
ICE plans to spend $10–20 million to equip Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement Removal Operations officers with the G.L.O.V.E. electric shock gloves, which deliver pain through direct skin contact to deter detainees; the gloves, produced by Compliant Technologies, require biennial certification, and the manufacturer cautions against certain vulnerable groups, prompting ACLU concerns about covert use and accountability while DHS emphasizes ongoing de‑escalation and use‑of‑force training amid broader ICE reforms including expanded body cameras.
AP reports that ICE plans to supply officers with specialized gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks as a new use-of-force tool. The program is in planning or pilot stages and has sparked safety, training, and civil-rights concerns, with no nationwide rollout announced yet.