Border Patrol agents to stop using body cameras in the field: Sources

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Border Patrol ditching body cameras: Report

The policy change applies to all operational activities and was reportedly driven by social media posts on how to identify agents.

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Border Patrol agents to stop wearing body cameras after social media post reveals ‘security risk’

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency will immediately stop using body cameras in the field after a post on Reddit detailed potential security threats.

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Border Patrol agents to stop wearing body cameras 'effective immediately': report · American Wire News

A new report indicates that border patrol agents may no longer be wearing body-worn cameras, at least not for the time being. Ali Bradley, the southern border correspondent for NewsNation, posted the news on X, explaining that some Reddit threads are passing around information on how to tap into the systems to know whether or not an agent is nearby. Look: NEW: Border Patrol agents will stop wearing body cameras effective immediately. CBP source…

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Border Patrol agents to stop using body cameras in the field: Sources

(NewsNation) — Border Patrol agents will stop using body cameras in the field effective immediately, multiple sources have confirmed to NewsNation. According to sources, the move extends to all operational activities and was purportedly prompted by social media posts showing users a way to detect Border Patrol or ICE agents. "All U.S. Border Patrol Agents will cease the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational environments," a statement…

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It was not confirmed if people were arrested in this security. Marco A. Flores The U.S. Border Patrol announced the discovery of a point of observation and “halconeo” in the state of Sonora, located by Mexican authorities during a binational operation that takes place to minimize criminal activity on the border between Sonora and Arizona. A spokesman for Sector Tucson reported that two long AK-47 weapons were found in the camp, also known as “gu…

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Border Patrol Agents Will No Longer Use Body Cameras After Social Media Users Reveal How to Spot Officers

U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer use body cameras during field operations. Border Patrol has ordered agents to immediately stop using body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational settings, NewsNation reported Saturday. “All U.S. Border Patrol Agents will cease the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational environments,” a statement to Border Patrol obtained by NewsNation reads. The directive follows a security concern tied to onlin…