US federal officers are to wear body cameras during their controversial raids in Minneapolis.
02/03/2026, 04:5802/03/2026, 04:58
With immediate effect, every federal officer on duty in the city in the north of the USA will be equipped with so-called body cameras, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on the X platform.
The ICE units should wear body cameras in the future. Image: keystone
As soon as funds are available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide, it said. This applies to the law enforcement agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
The US government is thus meeting a demand from the Democrats in the opposition. After the deaths of two US citizens in gunshots by federal officers in Minneapolis, they blocked a budget package in parliament that also includes funding for the ministry. They called for body cameras to make the operations more transparent.
The budget dispute has resulted in a lack of follow-up funding for several ministries and authorities since Saturday. A so-called shutdown, a partial standstill of government business, occurred. US President Donald Trump wants to prevent the shutdown from lasting longer. He called on Democrats and Republicans to work together – shortly before the Homeland Security Secretary’s announcement. A vote was not yet expected before Tuesday. (sda/dpa)