Source: Reuters
The Trump administration has rejected a government watchdog’s recommendation, opens new tab that US immigration officials should use technology that would automatically activate body-worn cameras when an officer pulls their weapon or sets off a car siren.
Automatic activation of body-worn cameras was one of a number of recommendations outlined in a report released on Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent nonpartisan watchdog agency for Congress.
The recommendation comes as US agencies face mounting scrutiny over enforcement tactics used in an immigration crackdown that has included fatal shootings of two US citizens in Minneapolis, raising questions about officers’ accountability.
The GAO report said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Customs and Border Protection “should improve body-worn camera program management,” adding that CBP and ICE have not updated their program plans since 2022 and 2024, respectively.
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Covering the period from February 2025 until September this year, the report recommended that ICE implement additional controls to make sure that cameras are activated.