ICE rejects push for automatically activated body cameras

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Today's top stories - October 15, 2026

Today's top stories - October 15, 2026

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resisted a recommendation from a government watchdog to use automated body camera activation that would engage when a weapon is drawn.

A Wednesday report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed ICE’s deployment of body cameras after historic levels of funding were funneled to the immigration agency.

The report, requested by congressional Democrats, comes as they have fumed about slow deployment of the cameras as well as ICE officers’ failure to activate them in a string of shootings, including during multiple fatal interactions. ICE officers have killed six people since President Trump took office.

“ICE has not implemented controls to help ensure compliance with activating cameras........

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