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All ICE agents should wear body cameras, South Jersey congressman says

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This press release from Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) was published on 2026-01-16 and titled "All ICE agents should wear body cameras, South Jersey congressman says". It focuses on immigration and touches on the environment.

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All ICE agents should wear body cameras, South Jersey congressman says

By Kaitlyn McCormick January 16, 2026 Credit: Cherry Hill Courier-Post U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, a Democrat from Camden, has introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. that would require all immigration enforcement officers to wear body cameras. The announcement of the proposed bill, which was originally introduced in September, comes just days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. "Last week, a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Minnesota by a masked ICE agent," Norcross said in a press release Jan. 14. "We should not need tragedies like this to know ICE agents nationwide must wear body cameras, which is why I introduced a bill to require all immigration enforcement officials to do so, just as police officers in New Jersey are already required to do." "This loss demands action, and transparency is not optional when lives are on the line." The bill, which has been short-named the Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025, would amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All immigration enforcement officers would be required to wear and operate body cameras during public enforcement operations. The bill would also establish an independent advisory panel of experts to provide recommendations regarding camera use and management. In addition to requiring the wearing and use of body cameras, the proposed legislation also maintains that footage must be kept by ICE for six months from the date of its recording before being permanently deleted, unless it contains "images involving any use of force; events preceding and including an arrest for a crime or attempted crime; or an encounter about which a complaint has been registered by a subject of the video footage." Additionally, footage would be required to be kept for no less than three years if a longer retention period is requested by covered immigration officers or superior officers who have deemed the footage to have evidentiary or exculpatory value. Retained footage may also be used exclusively for training purposes. The bill states that longer retention periods may also be requested by members of the public who were subjects of the footage, parents or guardians of a minor subject, or a deceased subject's legal designee or next of kin. Department of Homeland Security officials would be required to submit a yearly report to members of Congress detailing the number of immigration enforcement actions committed, any instances of noncompliance and any resulting disciplinary actions. These reports would be made public on the DHS website. Currently, body cams are worn by some, but not all, ICE agents .

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All ICE agents should wear body cameras, South Jersey congressman says By Kaitlyn McCormick January 16, 2026 Credit: Cherry Hill Courier-Post U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, a Democrat from Camden, has introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. that would require all immigration enforcement officers to wear body cameras. The announcement of the proposed bill, which was originally introduced in September, comes just days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. "Last week, a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Minnesota by a masked ICE agent," Norcross said in a press release Jan. 14. "We should not need tragedies like this to know ICE agents nationwide must wear body cameras, which is why I introduced a bill to require all immigration enforcement officials to do so, just as police officers in New Jersey are already required to do." "This loss demands action, and transparency is not optional when lives are on the line." The bill, which has been short-named the Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025, would amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All immigration enforcement officers would be required to wear and operate body cameras during public enforcement operations. The bill would also establish an independent advisory panel of experts to provide recommendations regarding camera use and management. In addition to requiring the wearing and use of body cameras, the proposed legislation also maintains that footage must be kept by ICE for six months from the date of its recording before being permanently deleted, unless it contains "images involving any use of force; events preceding and including an arrest for a crime or attempted crime; or an encounter about which a complaint has been registered by a subject of the video footage." Additionally, footage would be required to be kept for no less than three years if a longer retention period is requested by covered immigration officers or superior officers who have deemed the footage to have evidentiary or exculpatory value. Retained footage may also be used exclusively for training purposes. The bill states that longer retention periods may also be requested by members of the public who were subjects of the footage, parents or guardians of a minor subject, or a deceased subject's legal designee or next of kin. Department of Homeland Security officials would be required to submit a yearly report to members of Congress detailing the number of immigration enforcement actions committed, any instances of noncompliance and any resulting disciplinary actions. These reports would be made public on the DHS website. Currently, body cams are worn by some, but not all, ICE agents .