DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced late this afternoon that federal law enforcement in Minneapolis will be getting body cameras, and they will soon be deployed across the entire country:
I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner. Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.
As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country.
The most transparent administration in American history—thank you @POTUS Trump.
Make America Safe Again.
I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner. Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.
As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 2, 2026
President Trump was asked what his thinking on DHS supplying federal law enforcement with body cameras, and he says it was Noem’s decision and he thinks, at least 80% of the time, it’s a good idea: