U.S. to outfit thousands of border agents with body cameras – By Nicole Sganga (CBS News) / Aug 4 2021
Washington — The Biden administration will outfit thousands of U.S. border agents with body cameras in a massive operational change aimed at “reinforcing trust and transparency” in the agency’s policing practices, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Wednesday.
The new policy will increase oversight of federal agents amid a greater push for accountability in law enforcement following a string of high-profile fatal shootings by police over the past decade.
“Our agents and officers serve the public and protect our borders every day with great skill and professionalism,” Troy Miller, the acting CBP commissioner, said in a statement Wednesday. “Providing them with state-of-the-art technology and tools like body-worn cameras will support their work and provide greater transparency into interactions between CBP officers and agents and the public.”
CBP expects to deploy approximately 6,000 cameras by the end of 2021 — a “first step” toward broader implementation across the U.S. Border Patrol, which is part of the agency. As of this month, there are nearly 20,000 agents deployed on both the northern and southern U.S. borders.
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