Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
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Latest Action · July 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill requires all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, as well as staff at immigration detention facilities, to wear body cameras during their shifts and keep them recording continuously from the start to the end of each work day. The legislation mandates that the Department of Homeland Security establish policies for camera use, training, and handling of footage within 60 days, with particular attention to limiting misuse of facial recognition technology and ensuring footage is available to parties involved in legal proceedings related to immigration enforcement actions. Immigration enforcement staff who fail to keep their cameras recording when required face disciplinary consequences including furlough, pay reduction, or suspension for up to 30 days, and the burden falls on them to prove any equipment malfunction. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to conduct annual privacy impact assessments of how the footage is collected and used, but does not authorize any new federal funding, instead requiring implementation using existing budgets.
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