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US HB4651
Bill
Status
7/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Adriano Espaillat
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AI Summary
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Requires all ICE agents and officers, CBP agents and officers, and immigration detention facility staff who interact with detainees to wear body cameras during official operations
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Mandates body cameras remain turned on for the entire duration of each shift, with staff facing furlough, pay reduction, or suspension up to 30 days for violations
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Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to begin rulemaking within 60 days of enactment, consistent with civil rights guidelines from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Project on Government Oversight
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Body camera footage must be made available to all parties in administrative proceedings, civil actions, or criminal prosecutions; parties may initiate adverse actions against staff if footage is not provided
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DHS Inspector General must conduct annual privacy impact assessments on footage collection, storage, and dissemination; no new funding is authorized
Legislative Description
Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
Immigration
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7/23/2025