Trump moved to cut funding for ICE body cameras and reduced oversight

Administration opposed efforts last year to expand use of cameras by immigration agents and cut oversight staffingUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump says his administration is reviewing Alex Pretti shootingDonald Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into US cities, including Minneapolis, where agents have fatally shot two American citizen protesters in January.Footage from bystanders of the two fatal shootings, including one by the border patrol that killed the ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, has underscored the power of video in checking official statements that have portrayed people who have been shot as provoking violent encounters with immigration officers. Continue reading...