LAPD to train their body cameras on immigration agents, under mayor's directive

"Los Angeles police officers must turn on their body cameras at the scene of federal immigration enforcement operations and preserve the footage, according to an executive directive issued by Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday. Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas. Often, police officers have responded to the scene to try to keep order amid tensions between immigration agents and community members."

"In addition to recording the federal immigration agents' actions, LAPD officers must document the name and badge number of the agents' on-scene supervisor, summon emergency personnel if someone at a scene is injured and take reports from the public about federal agents' alleged misconduct, Bass' five-page directive states. The directive also prohibits federal immigration agents from using city property and imposes a fee on owners who allow federal agents to use private property."

Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive requiring Los Angeles police officers to turn on body cameras at federal immigration enforcement scenes and to preserve the recordings. LAPD officers must document the name and badge number of the on-scene federal supervisor, summon emergency personnel for anyone injured, and take reports from the public about alleged federal-agent misconduct. The directive prohibits federal immigration agents from using city property and imposes fees on private owners who allow such use. The directive builds on earlier measures to limit city assistance with federal immigration enforcement and reflects LAPD policy against involvement in immigration enforcement.

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