US EditionWhy requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras is pointless
- On Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced DHS will strap a body camera to every federal agent in Minneapolis and expand nationwide when funding becomes available, as the Senate debates $20 million for ICE body cameras.
- Historically, ICE deployed 1,600 body-worn cameras in 2024 under a 2022 Biden order, but a 2025 Trump order rescinded the requirement, and ICE has claimed recording agents is illegal.
- Doctored and AI-generated images have fueled skepticism about whether body-camera footage can be trusted or used uncritically as courtroom evidence.
- Bystander video of the Minneapolis killings shows Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths shared this month, while federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned and a Chicago judge ordered agents to activate body cameras.
- Scholars note that bystander footage has often produced more accountability than agency body cameras, and commentators recommend protecting the public's legal right to record ICE amid declining trust.
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance iceberg
The federal occupation of Minnesota has, in many ways, been a war of dueling cameras, with observers documenting ICE actions and masked government agents filming content for the White House to share. Beyond the government’s appetite for social media imagery, the ubiquity of Department of Homeland Security officials with smartphones in hand is a feature of the administration’s deepening embrace of domestic surveillance. From facial scanning to ne…
Slog AM: ICE Body Cams, Washington’s Millionaire Tax, Good Seattle Movie Theater News
The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Vivian McCall ICE Cams: In an attempt to save her head, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that DHS will strap a body camera to every federal agent in Minneapolis, and expand that program nationwide when “funding becomes available.” President Donald Trump is in favor. “They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening,” said the …
U.S. immigration and border guards must now wear body cameras in operations in Minneapolis.
After the shootings. Trump: "Good, because then people can't lie about what's happening."
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