ICE says all its offices will have body cams in 60 days
Summary
Half of ICE’s field offices in the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to have them within 60 days, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This move follows several fatal shootings involving ICE agents and aims to increase transparency in their actions.Key Facts
- Currently, half of ICE’s U.S. field offices have body cameras for agents.
- The remaining offices will receive cameras within 60 days.
- The push for body cameras increased after fatal shootings involving ICE agents in Minneapolis, Texas, and Maine.
- DHS allocated an extra $20 million in April to provide more body cameras to ICE.
- ICE began testing body cameras in 2021 and had deployed 1,600 cameras by 2024.
- About 3,000 of 13,000 ICE agents had body cameras as of March 2024, with 6,000 more expected soon.
- Some delays in camera deployment were linked to recent federal government shutdowns.
- Critics say the delays are unacceptable, given the funding provided and concerns over ICE agents’ training and behavior.
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