美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）计划在2025年9月底前为全国执勤人员配备身体摄像头[1]，但其发布的政策对视频公开设置了严格限制。根据该政策规定，ICE只有在确认公开视频符合该机构"最佳利益"的情况下才会发布相关录像[1]。此举是在特朗普移民强制执行期间发生多起致命枪击事件、引发问责压力之后做出的决定[1]。
为推进这一计划，ICE在2025年7月花费3090万美元从Axon公司购买摄像头设备[1]。国会已在2025年4月30日通过法案为此拨款2000万美元[1]。然而，该政策规定ICE主任可在声称存在"具体和有力的理由"时无限期延迟或拒绝发布录像[1]。此外，已发布的视频需要隐盖所有警官的识别特征，包括脸部、名字和徽章号码[1]。
布兰顿大学教授Christopher Schneider评价称："在某些方面，ICE在说那些通常不说出来的话"[1]。与此相反，白宫边境沙皇Tom Homan在2025年7月19日接受CBS新闻采访时表示："美国人民需要看到那名警官看到和听到的东西"[1]。
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced plans to equip officers nationwide with body cameras by the end of September 2025, yet its policy restricts the public release of footage to circumstances deemed in the agency's "best interests." [1] ICE spent $30.9 million in July 2025 to purchase camera equipment from Axon, following congressional approval in April 2025 of a $20 million appropriation for the initiative. [1]
The policy grants the ICE director broad discretion to withhold or indefinitely delay video release if "specific and compelling reasons" exist for doing so. [1] Released footage must have all officer identification information redacted, including faces, names, and badge numbers. [1] Christopher Schneider, a professor at Brandon University, observed that "in some respects, ICE is saying things that are usually left unsaid." [1]
White House Border Czar Tom Homan stated on CBS News on July 19, 2025, that "the American people need to see what that officer saw and heard." [1] This statement reflects tension between executive branch calls for transparency and the agency's restrictive video release policy in immigration enforcement operations.