Why is DHS / ICE So Scared to Enforce Their Own Policy?

Before you say it, I’ll say it for you. Yes.

Statistically, body cams have not had significant impact on reducing police violence. But what murders and shootings by completely unqualified / untrained ICE and CBP officers shouldn’t be compared to trained law enforcement AND available data does say that when Sheriffs and Police Officers utilize body cams, they are significantly more likely to respond to threats with shootings to reduce the threat vs. kill.

All that said, if they are ineffective, why won’t DHS implement their own policy? Why did Susan Collins agree to the budget bill in exchange for body cameras and ICE didn’t ever implement them? The answer is related to risk analysis assessment.

The risk that ICE and CBP agents being forced to record their actions creates too much of a risk for the Trump Administration that available footage would reveal that ICE agents are, in fact, acting out of terror vs. law enforcement.

Even if you support ICE and deportations, why are you so opposed to ICE wearing body cameras that could dispel and eliminate all the speculation? We’ve now seen that DHS regularly puts out a release that creates the propaganda machine and despite us now having conclusive third-party evidence that Joan Sebastian Guerrero was trying to escape vs. trying to attack ICE, the propaganda continues.

We know the money exists. It’s a fraction of the budget for DHS. They don’t want the body cameras because they know that it would cause ICE to be more careful and reserved. And this administration doesn’t want it. Because every time a person of color gets shot by ICE, MAGA celebrates and feels more empowered in their convictions.

And that’s what Trump needs for the midterms.