ICE Bodycam Rollout Raises Transparency Concerns Over Video Releases

The people who work for a government agency called ICE are getting small cameras to wear on their bodies.

The cameras record what happens while agents do their jobs, like when they talk to people or if something serious happens.

The new policy says that if an agent hurts someone very badly, the video should be released to the public quickly.

But there is a catch: the video is only released after the agency decides it is "in the best interests of the agency."

That decision is made by the ICE director.

People who study body camera policies worry this is not fair.

They say ICE could show videos that make the agency look good while keeping other videos secret.

Many people want the videos to be public so they can see what really happened.

So even though body cameras are new for ICE, people are already worried about how the videos will be shared.