Federal immigration agents deployed in Minneapolis, Minnesota will soon receive body cameras, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says.
The announcement comes as the government faces a backlash over the deaths last month of two US citizens - Alex Pretti and Renee Good - following a surge of federal immigration officers into the Minneapolis area as part of an immigration crackdown.
"Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X on Monday.
On Monday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Pretti's 24 January death a homicide.
Homicide refers to the killing of a person by another person. It does not necessarily signify that a crime has occurred.
