Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
The Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025 requires all immigration enforcement officers from Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and deputized partners to wear and operate body cameras during public-facing immigration enforcement actions such as patrols, stops, arrests, and interviews. The recorded footage must be retained for six months by default but must be permanently deleted after that period unless it captures use of force, arrests, or involves complaints—in which cases it is kept longer. The bill allows various parties, including the officers involved, their supervisors, affected members of the public, and families of minors or deceased individuals, to request that footage be retained for up to three years if they assert it has evidentiary or training value. The legislation also requires the Department of Homeland Security to discipline officers who fail to comply with body camera requirements and to submit annual reports to Congress detailing the number of enforcement actions conducted, instances of noncompliance, and disciplinary actions taken, with these reports made publicly available on the DHS website within 30 days of submission.
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