Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that ¡°every officer¡± in the field in Minneapolis will wear a body camera after a national outcry over the killings of two U.S. citizens in the city, potentially easing the path to pass a government funding deal.
¡°Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,¡± Noem said in a post on X. ¡°As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide,¡± Noem added.
The new directive comes after thousands of immigration officials were sent to Minnesota by the White House amid a federal crackdown on undocumented migrants. The enforcement effort has proved controversial after agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti, actions that sparked nationwide protests and disrupted daily life across Minneapolis.
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