Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says

"Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. Noem made the announcement on the social media platform X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country, Noem said in the social media post."

"The news of the body cameras comes as Minneapolis has been the site of intense scrutiny over the conduct of immigration enforcement agents. There have been increased calls by critics of Homeland Security to require all of the department's officers who are responsible for immigration enforcement to wear body cameras. President Joe Biden ordered in 2022 that federal law enforcement officers wear body cameras as part of an executive order that included other policing reform measures."

Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, with rapid acquisition and deployment planned nationwide as funding becomes available. The announcement appeared on the social media platform X. The expansion follows intense scrutiny in Minneapolis over immigration enforcement agent conduct and rising calls to require agents to wear body cameras. Critics have increased calls for all department officers responsible for immigration enforcement to wear body-worn cameras. A 2022 executive order required federal law enforcement officers to wear body-worn cameras as part of broader policing reform measures, but that directive was later rescinded after a presidential transition.

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