Ximena Bustillo
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There is no law mandating the use of body cameras by federal immigration agents.
Any such mandate would need to come from Congress.
The House recently passed a spending bill that would provide DHS with $20 million for these cameras, but the bill only mandates that the money be spent.
It does not mandate the use of the cameras.
And now the broader package is in limbo.
Senate Democrats are seemingly more resistant to pass the package, which would fund the entire federal government as well after this latest shooting.
The investigation into Preddy's death is being led by Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and supported by the FBI.
Customs and Border Protection will also do an internal investigation.
There is no law mandating the use of body cameras by federal immigration agents.
Any such mandate would need to come from Congress.
The House recently passed a spending bill that would provide DHS with $20 million for these cameras, but the bill only mandates that the money be spent.
It does not mandate the use of the cameras.
And now the broader package is in limbo.
Senate Democrats are seemingly more resistant to pass the package, which would fund the entire federal government as well after this latest shooting.
The investigation into Preddy's death is being led by Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and supported by the FBI.
Customs and Border Protection will also do an internal investigation.
Nome said that the immigration agent fired defensive shots that killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Preti, asserting that he was armed with a handgun.
She accused Preti of, quote, brandishing the weapon and attacking officers, but declined to answer questions regarding at what point law enforcement retrieved the weapon.