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“When body camera video matters in a hearing or court case, the people in that case should be able to get the footage under fair rules?”
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“If immigration agencies use artificial intelligence or face scanning on body camera video, they should have strict rules that recognize those tools can be wrong.”
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“DHS should save most immigration body-camera video for at least six months, save force and complaint video for at least three years, keep footage in a controlled system, and not use retained footage as a searchable immigration targeting or intelligence database.”
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“Public-facing immigration officers should have body cameras, use vehicle cameras when available, turn cameras on during enforcement encounters, tell people they are recording, and offer to stop recording in certain private or sensitive situations.”
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“Federal immigration enforcement should be recorded with body and vehicle cameras, but the rules for storage and access to that video should protect privacy and safety.”
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“Immigration officers should face discipline if a final decision finds they intentionally left a required camera off or tampered with footage, and they should lose enforcement authority for at least one year or permanently in serious injury or death cases if they used camera misconduct to hide wrongdoing or obstruct justice, unless they are later cleared.”
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“Immigration officers and detention staff should have to record their work with body cameras under clear rules and real accountability.”
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“When DHS immigration officers were required to record but the video is missing, courts or reviewers should be able to treat that gap as important, including by questioning officer conduct, limiting unrecorded evidence, or favoring defendants or civil plaintiffs who reasonably say the missing footage would have helped them, unless the government rebuts it or shows an emergency made recording impossible?”
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“The immigration body camera program should be rolled out under formal rules, regular privacy review, and a clear plan for how it will be paid for.”
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“DHS should quickly release recordings after alleged immigration enforcement misconduct, use shorter deadlines when someone dies or is seriously hurt, allow limited investigation delays, let families view death recordings first, and blur or limit release when footage shows highly private details.”
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“DHS should usually release unedited immigration enforcement video within 21 days after a misconduct complaint and within 5 days after an incident causing death or serious injury, with limited delays for privacy or investigations.”
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“DHS should save ordinary immigration enforcement camera video for at least 6 months and force or complaint video for at least 3 years, keep the footage separate from targeting and intelligence systems, and allow access only for accountability reviews or related legal cases.”
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