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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that body-worn cameras are being deployed immediately to Department of Homeland Security officers in the field in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.In a post on X, Noem said the department plans to expand the body-camera program nationwide as funding becomes available.“It wasn’t my decision. I leave it to her,” President Donald Trump said. “They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening. So it’s, generally speaking, I think 80% good for law enforcement. But if she wants to do that, I’m okay with it.”The announcement comes as Democrats demand broader changes to federal immigration enforcement amid negotiations over a government funding deal. Republican leadership in the House hopes to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package that passed the Senate last week. Under the plan approved by the Senate, the federal government would be funded through the rest of the fiscal year, except for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers would have until Feb. 13 to negotiate Homeland Security funding and immigration enforcement provisions.Trump urged lawmakers not to oppose the deal.“We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY. There can be NO CHANGES at this time,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.Democrats are advocating for an end to roving patrols, judicial approval for warrants, a formal code of conduct for agents, and requirements that officers wear body cameras and not wear masks.“We want the constitution to be enforced. We want ICE to obey all the laws that every other law enforcement entity obeys,” said Rep. Jaime Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland.Republicans are open to some changes but oppose judicial warrant requirements and unmasking, citing concerns about the time-consuming nature of warrants and the safety of agents if their identities are revealed.Some congressional Republicans want to pass the SAVE Act as part of a government funding bill. The measure would require proof of citizenship to vote or register to vote. Senate Democrats argue the proposal is equivalent to Jim Crow-era laws and would be a poison pill in negotiations.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that body-worn cameras are being deployed immediately to Department of Homeland Security officers in the field in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
In a post on X, Noem said the department plans to expand the body-camera program nationwide as funding becomes available.
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“It wasn’t my decision. I leave it to her,” President Donald Trump said. “They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening. So it’s, generally speaking, I think 80% good for law enforcement. But if she wants to do that, I’m okay with it.”
The announcement comes as Democrats demand broader changes to federal immigration enforcement amid negotiations over a government funding deal. Republican leadership in the House hopes to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package that passed the Senate last week.
Under the plan approved by the Senate, the federal government would be funded through the rest of the fiscal year, except for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers would have until Feb. 13 to negotiate Homeland Security funding and immigration enforcement provisions.
Trump urged lawmakers not to oppose the deal.
“We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY. There can be NO CHANGES at this time,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Democrats are advocating for an end to roving patrols, judicial approval for warrants, a formal code of conduct for agents, and requirements that officers wear body cameras and not wear masks.
“We want the constitution to be enforced. We want ICE to obey all the laws that every other law enforcement entity obeys,” said Rep. Jaime Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland.
Republicans are open to some changes but oppose judicial warrant requirements and unmasking, citing concerns about the time-consuming nature of warrants and the safety of agents if their identities are revealed.
Some congressional Republicans want to pass the SAVE Act as part of a government funding bill. The measure would require proof of citizenship to vote or register to vote. Senate Democrats argue the proposal is equivalent to Jim Crow-era laws and would be a poison pill in negotiations.
