After years of delays, ICE said its field officers nationwide will have body-worn cameras by the end of September. “Body-worn cameras are being used as contemporary image-work tools to present the police to the public in the most favorable way possible.” The AP fundamentally mischaracterized ICE’s body-worn camera policy by conflating the expedited release of footage following a serious bodily injury or death in custody with ICE’s broader authority to release body-worn camera footage. Those are distinct issues, and here is the truth: ICE policy permits expedited release when appropriate — and clarifies that it’s not appropriate to release footage when doing so could compromise investigations or privacy. At the same time, we’re committed to transparency and accountability, and we’re on track to equip every officer and agent in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, ahead of our original timeline.”