"This is not something that can be taken for granted, given that although the use of body cameras has become near universal for local police forces, their use has been resisted at the federal level for agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. Funding for the body camera program was slashed by the Trump administration, and the number of employees working in body cam footage oversight was reduced to a skeleton crew."
"Nevertheless, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to NBC News on Monday that some of the agents present during the killing of Alex Pretti were indeed wearing operational body cameras, and that it was reviewing that footage. Agent-worn videos of the incident also exist "from multiple angles" according to an unnamed DHS spokesperson-potentially chief liar Tricia McLaughlin. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has likewise said that "every video will be analyzed, everything will be looked at" as part of the investigation into Pretti's death"
Footage of the Border Patrol killing of American ICU nurse Alex Pretti showed at least some immigration agents wearing body cameras. Federal agencies historically resisted body-camera adoption, and the Trump administration slashed funding for the program while reducing oversight staff. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed some agents at the scene wore operational body cameras and said it was reviewing footage. An unnamed DHS spokesperson said agent-worn videos exist "from multiple angles." DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said "every video will be analyzed, everything will be looked at" even after she called Pretti a "domestic terrorist." Doubts exist about the federal government's ability to conduct a genuine investigation, and political actors have issued polarized responses.
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