尽管美国国土安全部（DHS）此前已获国会批准拨付2000万美元用于为执法人员采购和部署执法记录仪 [1]，但在近期发生的一起导致墨西哥裔男子死亡的争议性枪击事件中，涉事移民与海关执法局（ICE）探员并未佩戴该设备 [1]。这一情况引发了批评者和国会议员的强烈不满，他们指责DHS未能兑现前国土安全部长Kristi Noem关于“快速收购并部署”设备的承诺 [1]。
目前，ICE全国范围内不到三分之一的探员已配备执法记录仪 [1]。针对装备不足的问题，ICE代理局长David Venturella承诺所有探员将在7月底前完成配备 [1]。DHS方面将设备延迟归咎于民主党导致的政府停摆，但这一说法遭到了议员Sylvia Garcia的反驳 [1]。
Despite receiving a congressional appropriation of $20 million to purchase and deploy body-worn cameras for law enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents involved in the fatal shooting of a Mexican national in Houston were not wearing them [1]. This incident has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers and advocates who argue that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to fulfill its promise made by former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the "rapid acquisition" of such equipment [1].
Currently, fewer than one-third of ICE agents nationwide are equipped with body cameras [1]. In response to the controversy, Acting ICE Director David Venturella pledged that all agents would be outfitted with devices before the end of July [1]. When questioned about delays in deployment, DHS officials attributed the issue to government shutdowns caused by Democrats; however, this explanation was rebutted by Representative Sylvia Garcia [1].