ICE Secures Full Body-Camera Fleet as Congress Staves Off Shutdown

Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed it has acquired sufficient body-camera units to outfit all its officers, a milestone aimed at improving accountability after years of shortages. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said every field agent should receive a camera by the end of September. Meanwhile, Congress moved to prevent a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution that maintains funding at existing levels through Dec. 11; the House approved it 370-48 after the Senate had already passed the bill.

The measure pushes the funding deadline beyond the September 30 cutoff, and the president is slated to sign it into law. The dual developments come as the nation heads into a busy midterm election season, with heightened scrutiny on both immigration enforcement practices and federal budgeting. Additional items in the briefing included a second wave of U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites and cultural news about Anthony Hopkins releasing his first album, but the primary focus was on ICE's new camera program and the averting of a shutdown.