"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday that every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis will be wearing a body camera, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. The decision comes amid widespread protests and criticism due to the killing of two US citizens by federal agents in the city of Minneapolis. Noem also pledged on X that DHS would "rapidly" expand the measure nationwide once funding became available."
"US President Donald Trump, who had rescinded a Biden-era order directing federal law enforcement officers to wear body cameras upon returning to the White House, seemed in favor of Noem's decision. "They [body cameras] generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can't lie about what's happening," he said in the Oval Office. Decision follows fatal shootings by federal agents"
DHS announced that every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including ICE personnel, will wear body cameras. The measure is to be expanded nationwide rapidly once funding becomes available. The announcement follows protests and criticism after federal agents killed two US citizens in Minneapolis, named Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during separate incidents. Protests have included calls for ICE to leave the city. President Trump expressed support for body cameras, saying they help prevent false accounts. Officials defended the officers' actions in one shooting, but circulated footage appeared to contradict those claims.
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