Federal immigration authorities will require all field agents to wear body cameras by the end of August, following a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maine.
Acting ICE Director David Venturella confirmed the policy update during a Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers.
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The decision comes after the July 13 shooting death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
Agent David Brouillette fired the shots, and neither officer involved wore a recording device.
Sen.
Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she pressed for expedited equipment delivery to Maine after learning that initial inventory was insufficient to cover all active agents.
Initial shipments, funded through a spring Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, are scheduled to dispatch next week.
"By the end of August, body-worn cameras will be deployed nationwide and worn by all ICE agents in the field," Collins said.
Collins requested priority status for local officers after partial deployments left field teams without coverage during the deadly interaction.
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"At my request, Acting Director Venturella agreed to prioritize their delivery to Maine," she said.
The lack of direct footage from the Biddeford stop forced investigators to rely on secondary video from local businesses, which captured only moments before and after the shooting.
Collins previously expressed frustration over the equipment shortage during congressional reviews, calling it "extremely unfortunate that the agent involved did not have a body-worn camera."
The policy meeting, led by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, also addressed another fatal shooting involving an ICE officer in Texas, where agent Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shot into a vehicle.
Agency leadership confirmed that mandatory camera rules now govern all vehicle interventions.
"I plan to meet with ICE leadership periodically to receive continued updates on their progress on this reform, better training, and more effective vetting of recruits," Collins said.
The broader deployment accelerates an earlier ICE timeline that projected a two-month rollout across remaining field offices.
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Homeland Security officials stated that equipping all personnel remains vital due to rising physical assaults directed at field agents.
