That gives its director discretion to release recordings that reflect well on the agency’s image while working to keep others secret, experts on body camera policies said. “This new standard appears to depart from the agency’s 2023 policy, which directed ICE to expedite the public release of body camera footage in certain circumstances,” the spokesperson said. BODY CAMERA POLICY ALLOWS WITHHOLDING SOME VIDEOThe policy requires officers to activate cameras during routine enforcement activities, including while making arrests, executing search warrants and responding to emergencies. In Chicago, a police watchdog agency routinely releases body camera video of shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents within 60 days. “And if you look at the data, body cameras actually exonerate agents more than they, you know, provide evidence of wrongdoing.”