Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said all federal officers in the field in Minneapolis will start wearing body cameras immediately, with expansion nationwide as money becomes available.
- The announcement follows recent confrontations between anti-ICE protesters and federal agents in the Twin Cities.
- President Donald Trump publicly backed the policy, saying body cameras generally help law enforcement by creating clearer records of encounters.
- Supporters argue the cameras could protect ICE and Border Patrol personnel from false allegations, while critics call the change insufficient given disputed accounts in prior fatal incidents involving Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
- Local reporting cited by The Stranger says Minnesota federal prosecutors have been resigning after pressure to bring charges against protesters without adequate evidence.