Every ICE arrest team will now have an agent with a body camera, DHS says, after 2 fatal shootings draw scrutiny
The Department of Homeland Security announced that all ICE arrest teams will now be equipped with body-worn cameras following two fatal shootings. The agency cited a need for transparency and protection against assaults, while also blaming past funding lapses for the delayed rollout.
Why it matters
The policy change addresses significant public and political scrutiny regarding the use of force by federal immigration agents.
Every U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest team will have at least one law enforcement officer equipped with a body-worn camera going forward, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday, after two fatal shootings by agents who didn't have cameras."Ensuring all of our ICE law enforcement officers have body cameras nationwide is a top priority for DHS," the department said in a statement, pointing to an increase in assaults against immigration agents. "This is especially needed because the media and sanctuary politicians consistently spread smears about our law enforcement."The move comes after a Mexican man was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week, and six days later, an agent shot and killed a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine.
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