Supports cancelling DHS's $16.7 million contract to purchase electric shock gloves for ICE and banning the devices across immigration enforcement and detention operations.

Frank Pallone, Jr. · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.75 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 90%

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Frank Pallone (NJ-06) joined lawmakers in demanding the immediate cancellation of the Department of Homeland Security’s $16.7 million contract to equip Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with electric shock gloves... and a total ban on the devices across all immigration enforcement and detention operations.

Pallone signed a letter demanding cancellation of DHS's electric shock glove contract for ICE and a total ban on the devices in immigration enforcement and detention.

Reps. Garamendi, Ramirez Demand Cancellation of DHS’s $16.7 Million Contract to Purchase Electric Shock Gloves - John Garamendi
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Evidence

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The official House release says lawmakers demanded cancellation of DHS's $16.7 million ICE electric-shock-glove contract and a total ban across immigration enforcement and detention operations. It lists Frank Pallone (NJ-06) among the signers and says DHS was asked to answer by September 18, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pallone took same-term, concrete action supporting the requested cancellation and ban, but the demand was still pending as of this refresh window.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Garamendi, Ramirez Demand Cancellation of DHS’s $16.7 Million Contract to Purchase Electric Shock Gloves - John Garamendi
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DHS's APFS forecast record identifies an ICE requirement for CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices to be issued to HSI and ERO officers and agents, with no competition, an estimated $10 million to $20 million range, and contract completion listed as March 31, 2027.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official procurement record establishes the underlying ICE electric-shock-glove acquisition target that Pallone and other lawmakers sought to stop; it does not show cancellation or a ban.

unresolved same_term

Acquisition Planning Forecast System: Forecast Record F2026074524
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Pallone materially supported the position in the same federal House term by joining lawmakers demanding cancellation of DHS's $16.7 million ICE electric-shock-glove contract and a ban across immigration enforcement and detention operations. However, as of September 3, 2026, the record shows the demand was still pending, with DHS asked to respond by September 18, 2026, and there is no evidence yet that the contract was cancelled or that a federal ban took effect.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%