U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees in five cities will start wearing body cameras to record what they do.
The first group of 1,600 body cameras will be used by two parts of the agency, Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations, as stated by ICE Director Patrick J. Lechleitner. statement on Wednesday.
ICE is making its agents who work with migrants wear cameras on their uniforms. The officers using the cameras will be in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit.
“We need the public to trust us, and that comes from being open about what we do. said Lechleitner.
He also stated,“Using body-worn cameras for our officers and agents helps us build trust by showing what we do and being accountable. It’s very important for our job of keeping the public safe and protecting the country.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last May issued guidance that would require its law enforcement officers and agents to wear body cameras when interacting with the public in specified situations, such as when responding to emergency calls, during planned arrests and when executing search warrants.
ICE’s first body-worn camera program started in December 2021. It was for units that focus on transnational crime. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees in five cities will start wearing body cameras to record what they do. The first group of 1,600 body cameras will be used by two parts of the agency, Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations, as stated by ICE Director Patrick J. Lechleitner. ICE is making its agents who work with migrants wear cameras on their uniforms.. It was designated for investigative units specialized in transnational crime.
