US immigration agency to finish body camera rollout this month after fatal shootings

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will complete its rollout of body cameras to officers and agents by the end of the month, Acting Director David Venturella said on Saturday.

ICE will equip every officer and agent in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, ahead of the agency's original schedule, Venturella said in a statement.

Agency policy permits expedited footage release when appropriate after a serious injury or death of someone in custody, he said. But the agency can withhold footage if it could compromise investigations or privacy, Venturella said.

After the killings of two US citizens during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota, then-US Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said ICE's body camera program would be rolled out nationwide "as funding is available."

Fatal shootings last month at traffic stops in Maine and Texas sparked protests and raised questions over ICE agents' lack of body cameras.

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan subsequently said ICE officers will be required to record vehicle stops with at least one body camera.

(Cover: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Illinois, US, September 19, 2025. /VCG)