Officers to wear cameras by September, but ICE retains broad discretion over releasing serious-incident footage
Officers to wear cameras by September, but ICE retains broad discretion over releasing serious-incident footage
Weekend Editor
Published
August 8, 2026 1:31PM (EDT)
All ICE agents will be required to wear body cameras by September 2026. But DHS can decide how and when to release them as its own discretion over any perceived transparency and public information. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
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But whether the public will get to see that footage remains largely up to ICE.
