Trump administration border czar Tom Homan on Thursday defended reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may soon be equipped with shock gloves that would be use to de-escalate a situation.

The defense comes after reports surfaced Wednesday that the agency plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase the "conducive distraction and de-escalation devices," according to the Associated Press.

“It’s another device to help someone get compliant when they are not,” Homan said in on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends" TV show. “You can’t just go from 0 to 100, right, and the first thing you go for is lethal force."

Homan said the device would give officers another non-lethal force option when it comes to dealing with combative individuals, similar to tasers or pepper spray.

The devices are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC in Kentucky. The company calls them G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. 

The company said the devices function as normal gloves until activated, which enables them to deliver a painful electric shock. They must be applied directly to someone's skin, which helps the officer gain compliance within seconds.

Some jails and law enforcement agencies are already using the devices, including a jail in Kentucky that uses it to help control inmates that were difficult to manage. 

“It’s just a safer way. It’s safer on the inmate. It’s safer on the staff. And most of the time, most of the time we get compliance,” Kentucky jailer Justin Hall told the Associated Press. “It’s been a great tool for our facility.”

Homan acknowledged it may still be a while before officers are equipped with the gloves while the agency figures out its training methods for the gloves. The Department of Homeland Security may distribute the gloves as early as March 2027. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.