美国移民与海关执法局(ICE)代理局长David J. Venturella对美联社关于该机构公开发布身体摄像机录像政策的报道提出异议[1]。根据ICE 2025年2月采纳的政策，身体摄像机录像仅在符合机构"最佳利益"时才公开发布，且在发生严重伤害或死亡事件后理想情况下应在72小时内发布[1]。
Venturella声称该政策与其他联邦执法机构的做法一致，并符合《信息自由法》和《隐私法》的要求[1]。他还表示ICE计划在8月底前为所有现场官员和特工配备身体摄像机[1]。
Brandon大学社会学教授Christopher Schneider评论道："在某些方面，ICE是在说出那些通常保持沉默的事情"[1]。
ICE的这一政策发布正值该机构因一起致命事件面临审查之际[1]。2024年7月，一名ICE警官在缅因州枪杀了一名25岁的驾驶人，该警官具有暴力行为记录[1]。
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director David J. Venturella has pushed back against Associated Press coverage of the agency's body-worn camera disclosure policy [1]. The policy, adopted in February 2025 following the Trump administration's inauguration, stipulates that footage from incidents involving serious injury or death will be released when it serves the agency's "best interest," ideally within 72 hours of the incident [1].
Venturella contended that ICE's approach aligns with policies at other federal law enforcement agencies and complies with the Freedom of Information Act and privacy laws [1]. The acting director also announced plans to equip all field officers and agents with body cameras by the end of August [1]. Christopher Schneider, a sociology professor at Brandon University, characterized the policy's transparency as unusual, remarking that "in some respects, ICE is saying the things that are usually left unsaid" [1].
The agency faces continued scrutiny following a July 2024 incident in Maine in which an ICE officer with a history of violent conduct fatally shot a 25-year-old driver [1].