Agents with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Nearly, body cameras during field operations will not be worn after the publication of a social media post, how to identify individual agents.
“All border patrol agents in the United States will stop using worn cameras in the body (BWC) in all operating environments,” CBP said in a statement to the newspapers, which originally reported the news.
The guidance comes after a post on Reddit that the Mobile Application Ble Radar app, Who uses Bluetooth Low -energy devices such as phones, smart watches and amplifiers can track CBP cameras from 100 yards and can also lead to improvised explosive devices.
The border agent stands on Jurf looking for immigrants who crossed the border wall between the United States and Mexico near the city of Sababi, Arizona. (Silwan George/Washington Post via Getti Emaiz)
CBP officials have sent a directive after informing the agents of “potential security risks” while immediately withdrawing body cameras from use in this field.
“Waiting for the completion of the investigation and risk alleviation, all agents will decrease from the use of BWCs (worn out cameras) until further notice. Additional guidelines and information will be published upon receipt,” the guidance said.
Sources told NewSnation that the cameras used by CBP agents are AVON Body cameras, which can be discovered by Post Mosts Post Actives, which were developed by F-Droid.
Border border clients rescue a migrant child abandoned by smugglers. (American border patrol)
This guidance comes at a time when CBP and Agigration and JUSTIPSISTS (ICE) have increased their enforcement efforts in weeks since then President Donald Trump He took office, an effort that was the cornerstone of the president's campaign to return to the White House.
Since the beginning of February, the daily average of Gotaways, or illegal immigrants who are successfully entering the United States without being arrested, the southern border decreased to only 132 a day, by 93 % of the highlands that were seen under President Joe Biden, A and said. The Supreme Interior Ministry of Security source for Fox News.
President Donald Ji Trump signs an executive order at the White House Oval Office on January 31, 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The data obtained by Fox News showed that during the 2023 fiscal year, 670,674 known by the agency, or more than 1,800 a day.
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CBP did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.
Bill Melguin and Greg Wehner in Fox News contributed to this report.
