ICE rejects automatic body camera activation when weapons drawn

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 17:33 · Archive

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has rejected a government watchdog recommendation to automatically activate body cameras when agents draw weapons.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has rejected a government watchdog recommendation that agents' body cameras be automatically activated when weapons are drawn. The Government Accountability Office found that ICE and Customs and Border Protection had not updated their body camera policies in several years, and that ICE agents were often unclear about when cameras must be activated. The Department of Homeland Security said automatic activation presents operational risks, including the possibility of accidental recordings of sensitive interactions.

How it is being reported

• DHS, ICE spurn watchdog recommendation to activate body camerasDHS has rejected a recommendation by the Government Accountability Office that it implement controls to ensure body cameras are used by ICE agents.UPI · 15 Oct, 17:19
• ICE says it will not turn on body cameras automatically when weapons drawn despite watchdog’s recommendationSome ICE agents described camera use as ‘up to interpretation’Independent World · 14 Oct, 20:52

In this story: Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Government Accountability Office · Customs and Border Protection · Department of Homeland Security · United States

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