Border Patrol agents to stop wearing bodily cameras in the midst of new ‘security threats’
Agents with Us customs and border protection (CBP) He will no longer wear body cameras during field operations after posting on social networks how to identify individual agents.
“All American border patrol agents will stop using the body of worn bodies (BWC) in all operational environments,” CBP said in a statement to Newsnation, which originally reported the news.
Directive comes after the post on Reddit claimed that the mobile application is Ble Radar, who uses Bluetooth For scanning low-energy devices such as telephone, smart watches and speakers, it can also monitor CBP body cameras from a distance of 100 meters, and can also start improvised explosive devices.
The agent of the border patrol stands on a cliff looking for migrants that crossed the border wall between the US -A Mexico near the city of Sasabe in Arizona. (Salwan Georges/Washington Post via Getty Images)
CBP officials sent a directive after installing the agents about “potential security risk”, while immediately withdrawing body cameras from using on the ground.
“Until the end of an investigation and risk relief, all agents will reduce the use of their BWC [body worn cameras] until further notice. Additional guidelines and information will be distributed as received, “the directive states.
The sources told the Newsnation that the cameras used by CBP agents Avon Body Cams, which claims about social media claim that the devices were Ble Radar, developed by the FD-IID, can detect.
Border patrol agents save the migrant child who are abandoned by smugglers. (American border patrol)
Directive comes because both the Agents for Immigration and Customs Condition of the CBP -A US (Ice) have increased their efforts in implementation in the weeks of which of which of which President Donald Trump He assumed the duty, the 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 homes or illegal immigrants who successfully enter the US without being caught, it has fallen to only 132 a day at the Security told Fox News.
President Donald J Trump signs an executive order at an oval office in the White House 31 January 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The data obtained by Fox News showed that during the FY 2023, it recorded 670,674 famous goals, or more than 1800 a day.
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CBP did not immediately respond to the Digital Request Fox News for comment.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
