Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons on Thursday pushed back on a federal judge’s ruling in Chicago ordering ICE officers to wear body cameras, calling the mandate “unconstitutional” on Newsmax even as he affirmed his agency is gradually rolling out body-worn camera use.
“I tell you, Rob, it’s unconstitutional the first thing,” Lyons told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”
He argued that U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis “is using her own views … to dictate how a federal law enforcement agency is going to act.” He added that “the majority of ICE officers and special agents do have body cameras,” explaining that the rollout began under the Biden administration but “hasn’t rolled out to everyone yet.”
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