Noem said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. “We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” Noem said in a social media post. The DHS has said that at least four Customs and Border Protection officers on the scene when Pretti was shot were wearing body cameras. Critics have increasingly called for the DHS to require its immigration enforcement officers to wear body cameras. Democrats have been demanding changes to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 16:32 UTC