Homan says "I think body cameras are the way to go" after ICE shootings
Summary
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, supports using body cameras for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers after two recent deadly shootings by ICE agents who were not wearing cameras. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has started giving body cameras to ICE teams and is training officers on how to use them.Key Facts
- Two fatal shootings by ICE officers happened recently in Texas and Maine.
- Neither ICE officer involved in those shootings was wearing a body camera.
- Tom Homan says body cameras help show exactly what officers see when they act.
- DHS announced that each ICE arrest team will now have at least one officer with a body camera.
- Over half of ICE field offices already have body cameras, with all offices expected to get them soon.
- Funding for body cameras was included in April and June budget packages, totaling about $90 million.
- Democrats delayed some funding during negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms earlier this year.
- President Trump ended a DHS pause on vehicle stops that was put in place after the shootings.
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