WASHINGTON: Federal officers in Minneapolis will likely be outfitted with physique cameras following the deadly shootings of two protesters by US immigration brokers, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned on Monday (Feb 2).
The transfer from DHS Secretary Krisi Noem comes as Democrats name for this gear change and different reforms to immigration enforcement, holding up federal funds to press their calls for.
The US authorities is in a partial shutdown following a breakdown in spending negotiations amid Democratic anger over the killing of the 2 protesters, each residents, within the Midwestern metropolis.
“Efficient instantly we’re deploying physique cameras to each officer within the discipline in Minneapolis,” Noem mentioned on X.
She added that “as funding is offered, the physique digicam programme will likely be expanded nationwide”.
Three days into the shutdown, Democrats within the Home need adjustments to the best way DHS conducts its immigration sweeps – with closely armed, masked and unidentified brokers who typically detain individuals with out warrants – earlier than voting on a spending package deal.
Physique cameras are a part of their calls for, as are banning masks and requiring judicial warrants be obtained previous to arrests and detentions.
Immigration agents shot and killed US residents Renee Good on Jan 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan 24 as protests rocked the town, which President Donald Trump is concentrating on in a wide-ranging immigration detention and deportation crackdown.
