ICE Says No to Automatic Body Cameras

ICE rejects a Government Accountability Office recommendation for technology that automatically activates body cameras when a weapon is drawn, along with safeguards to ensure officers record arrests, searches and detentions when necessary. Why it matters: GAO warns that amid growing distrust of officer accountability following ICE's deadly shootings, ICE risks losing important evidence about what happened during related incidents…

ICE is rejecting the Government Accountability Office's recommendation for technology that automatically activates body cameras when weapons are drawn and safeguards to ensure agents record arrests, searches and detentions as necessary. Why it matters: GAO warns ICE risks losing critical evidence about what happened during deadly shootings amid growing distrust of agents' accountability