Border Agents Will Stop Wearing Body Cameras. Here’s Why.
Immigration,Customs And Border Protection,Body Cameras
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Border Patrol agents will no longer wear body cameras during field operations. This decision came after a viral social media post showed how body cameras can identify individual agents.
"All U.S. Border Patrol Agents will cease the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational environments," Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement to NewsNation, which initially reported the news.
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