ICE Won’t Automatically Switch On Body Cameras, Citing Privacy Concerns

ICE against wearing automatically activated body cameras

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is resisting a recommendation from the government's comptroller general to have its agents' and officers' body cameras automatically activate, saying the danger of an inadvertent start that captures sensitive information outweighs the benefits.

ICE Won’t Automatically Switch On Body Cameras, Citing Privacy Concerns

DHS said automatic body cameras could result in unauthorized recordings. (Anthony Behar/Sipa via AP)U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not automatically turn on federal agents’ body cameras, declining a recommendation from Congress’ watchdog.ICE agents are required to activate their cameras during arrests, searches, brief detentions and other activities. But the Department of Homeland Security told the Government Accountability Office…