Every ICE arrest team will now have an agent with a body camera, DHS says
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that every U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest team will now have at least one officer wearing a body camera. This decision follows two recent fatal shootings by ICE agents who were not equipped with body cameras.Key Facts
- DHS said having body cameras for ICE officers is a top priority nationwide.
- Two recent fatal shootings occurred in Houston, Texas, and Biddeford, Maine, involving ICE agents without body cameras.
- More than half of ICE field offices already have body cameras, with the rest expected to receive them within 60 days.
- Delays in providing body cameras were partly blamed on funding gaps during recent government shutdowns.
- President Trump’s administration had initially proposed cuts to the body camera program, but Congress approved $20 million to fund it.
- ICE has temporarily paused most vehicle stops during enforcement to provide additional training to agents.
- DHS acknowledged the men shot were in the U.S. illegally but were not the intended targets of operations.
- A Democratic congresswoman said she will hold ICE leadership accountable for delivering body cameras to all agents by the end of July.
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