Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents.

The news of the body cameras comes as Minneapolis has been the site of intense scrutiny over the conduct of federal officers after two U.S. citizens protesting immigration enforcement activities in the city were shot and killed.

It is the latest effort by the Trump administration to alleviate tensions after the shootings and show it is responding to calls for accountability.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    11 hours ago

    Are people really still confused about this? Police loves body cams. Body cams make it easier for them to prosecute people and let them gather intel on protesters. If by accident body cam records something inconvenient they just hide the footage. Body cams are for surveillance, not accountability.

    So yes, they will turn them on and they will stream all the footage to Palantir.