Rep. Gottheimer Introduces ICE Standards Act to Require Body Cameras and Limit Arrests Near Schools
The ICE Standards Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
Immigration officers (ICE and CBP agents) would face new requirements: mandatory body cameras, annual training, identification rules, citizenship verification before arrests, and coordination with local police before operations. While these rules add accountability tools like the right to review their own camera footage, they also add operational constraints and training obligations that change how officers do their jobs day-to-day.
“The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require each immigration officer to complete training not less than once a year, including web based, classroom, and tactical instruction”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) voted for the DHS funding bill after securing a commitment to negotiate on his 'ICE Standards Act,' which would mandate body cameras and restrict enforcement in sensitive locations like schools and churches.
The ICE Standards Act, introduced by Rep. Gottheimer, represents a bipartisan effort to establish professional guardrails for immigration enforcement, including mandatory training and body cameras, in the wake of the Minneapolis tragedy.
The legislation would mandate the use of body-worn and vehicle dashboard cameras during enforcement operations and establish uniform standards to ensure agents are clearly identifiable, stopping the use of generic 'police' patches.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
ICE Standards Act
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