ICE body camera policy allows withholding footage in agency's 'best interests'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will equip field officers with body-worn cameras by the end of September, but its policy permits withholding footage unless release serves the agency's 'best interests.' The rollout follows fatal shootings during President Trump's immigration crackdown, intensifying accountability demands. Experts say the policy grants the ICE director broad discretion, potentially keeping high-profile confrontations secret despite taxpayers funding the cameras.