ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras in Five Cities to Increase Transparency

The new policy, aimed at building public trust, faces challenges due to a $700 million budget gap.

ICE agents in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Buffalo, and Detroit will now wear body cameras as part of a new policy to increase transparency and build public trust.
The initial deployment includes 1,600 cameras for officers in Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations.
The policy is in response to a 2022 executive order by President Biden requiring federal law enforcement officers in public to wear body cameras.
A nationwide expansion of the body camera program is contingent on additional funding from Congress.
ICE faces a $700 million budget gap, which may hinder the full rollout of body cameras to all personnel.