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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR5653119th Congress
Trust Through Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require covered immigration officers to wear body cameras during public-facing enforcement actions. It would also set a default six-month retention rule for footage and add reporting, discipline, and external review to guide camera policy.
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- Officers: Covered immigration officers would have to wear and operate body worn cameras during public immigration enforcement like patrols, stops, arrests, searches, interviews to determine immigration status, raids, checkpoint inspections, or service of warrants. Footage is kept by default for six months and is deleted unless it documents use of force, an arrest, or a complaint, or someone requests longer retention of at least three years.
- People recorded and their advocates: Subjects of footage, parents or guardians of minors, next of kin of deceased subjects, the recording officer, or supervisors could request extended retention if they reasonably assert evidentiary or exculpatory value. Those requests trigger retention of recordings for not less than three years.
- Oversight and accountability: The Department of Homeland Security must discipline noncompliant officers under agency policy and applicable bargaining agreements. DHS must report annually to Congress on total public enforcement actions and documented noncompliance, publish the report on its website within 30 days of submission, and an Independent Review Panel would offer nonbinding recommendations on camera and footage policies.
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Body cameras required on immigration officers
This bill would require immigration officers to wear and run body cameras during public enforcement. It would cover patrols, stops, arrests, searches, interviews about status, raids, checkpoints, and serving warrants. It would not cover undercover or other covert operations, or non-enforcement duties. The rule would apply to CBP, ICE, and others authorized to enforce immigration law.
Discipline and public reports on camera use
DHS would be required to discipline officers who do not follow the camera rules. Discipline could include a written reprimand, suspension, or other personnel actions, following agency policy and any union agreements. DHS would also send a report within one year of enactment and every year after. It would list total public enforcement actions, camera-rule violations, and actions taken. DHS would post the report online within 30 days. The Inspector General could redact sensitive details and would have to explain why.
Rules to keep or delete footage
Footage would be kept for six months. After that, it would be deleted unless it shows any use of force, the events before and including an arrest for a crime or attempted crime, or a subject has filed a complaint. Listed people could ask DHS to keep it for at least three years: the recording officer, a subject, a superior officer, an officer using it for training, a parent or guardian of a minor subject, or a deceased subject's next of kin or designee. Most requesters would need to reasonably claim the video has evidentiary or exculpatory value. Training-only requests would not need that claim.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/9/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Latimer
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
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