ICE will release body camera video only when in agency's 'best interests' | AP News
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.
- ”After years of delays, ICE said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September.
- The rollout comes after recent fatal shootings by officers enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have intensified pressure for accountability that the cameras could provide.
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- Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.
- ”After years of delays, ICE said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September.
- The rollout comes after recent fatal shootings by officers enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have intensified pressure for accountability that the cameras could provide.
Sources: AP, The Independent