Cameras worn by officers long have been central to police reform efforts for this reason. The Trump administration, however, moved last year to slow-walk a pilot program to give ICE officers body cameras, urging Congress in June to cut the funding by 75% and bucking a nationwide trend of cameras for law enforcement. Officials last year also placed on paid leave nearly all staffers working for three internal watchdogs conducting oversight of immigration agencies, undermining their capacity to investigate abuses. Darius Reeves, who was the director of ICE's Baltimore field office until August, said a body camera pilot program rollout had been slow in 2024 under President Biden, a Democrat, and "died on the vine" under Trump, a Republican. In response to a request for comment, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said ICE officers "act heroically to enforce the law and protect American communities."