By Priscilla Alvarez, Holmes Lybrand, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — After federal immigration agents fatally shot two US citizens this January, the then-secretary of the Department of Homeland Security pledged to “rapidly” deploy body cameras to officers nationally.
Every ICE arrest team will have at least one law enforcement officer equipped with a body-worn camera going forward, DHS said Tuesday, after two fatal shootings by agents who didn't have cameras.
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been directed to halt most traffic stops and plan to expand body camera use after federal agents fatally shot two people within one week, prompting calls for independent investigations and reigniting criticism of the agen…
After federal immigration agents shot and killed two people this month, the Department of Homeland Security now says every arrest team going forward will have at least one officer wearing a body camera.
Half of all ICE field offices across the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them within 60 days, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Why it matters: Calls for all agents to be outfitted with cameras have accelerated as a series of fatal shootings and o…
Citing an increase in assaults against immigration agents, DHS said expanding the use of body-worn cameras across its officers nationwide remains a "top priority."
Tom Homan’s comments come amid scrutiny over federal immigration agents’ fatal shooting of two men in six days US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) will require its officers to record vehicle stops with at least one body camera, said Tom Homan, the Trump administration “border czar”, on Su…
After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were involved in back-to-back deadly shootings, the agency will now compel its officers to wear body cameras during traffic stops.
