Posted on 02/16/2025 5:15:52 AM PST by Libloather
U.S. Border Patrol agents will stop using body cameras immediately in all field operations following social media posts that revealed how to identify Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, NewsNation reported on Saturday.
“All U.S. Border Patrol Agents will cease the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in all operational environments,” reads a statement to Border Patrol received by NewsNation.
The directive follows notification “regarding a potential security risk,” the statement said. “Pending completion of investigation and risk mitigation, all Agents will stand down the use of their BWCs [body worn cameras] until further notice. Additional guidance and information will be disseminated as it is received,” the statement added.
On the social media platform Reddit, a user claimed that agents could be identified by using BLE Radar by F-Droid. BLE Radar, a mobile application, functions by scanning for Bluetooth low-energy devices like phones, smartwatches and speakers.
Social media posts say they can be tracked from a distance of 100 yards or more and can trigger improvised explosive device attacks.
ICE is increasing its deportations of undocumented immigrants in the US, using various data sources like commercial databases, driver’s records, and utility records to find and deport non-citizens who are subject to removal, according to its website.
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Good move. It should be Moscow Rules from here on out.
We’re being invaded by morons and idiots who can’t read and understand what ICE - Police means when printed on the front AND BACK of somebody arresting them for being in the U.S. illegally. Are we sure we want these morons building our roads and homes?
“Are we sure we want these morons building our roads and homes?”
They did fine building my home, and our highways here in Texas. Soon Americans will be forced to give up their video games and actually work for a living...I do wonder how they’ll do.
Probably not very good since they need illegals to bring them chips and salsa, clean their toilets and mow their lawns.
That’s also not good for many local and state agencies that use those cameras. Axom and Motorola will need to send out an update to fix.
Human nature is like water. Eventually to voids will be
filled.
I picked avacados, boxed up walnuts, processed potatoes,
bucked hay, mowed lawns, delivered newspapers,
hanged sheetrock. All before the ripe old age of 19,
And I’m white...
The american workforce has become complacient.
I’d glady accept any menial job back then to put a buck
in my pocket.
It will definitely make recruiting easier. The downside of law enforcement today is being sued or put on X or YT. “Derek Chauvined,” would be my nightmare.
Check
Entry level stuff. Now, the young want to start in six figure management jobs. Patton would have loved one of my favorite entry level jobs. Shoveling mule **i* at one of America’s greatest National Parks.
“....mow their lawns”
My neighbor Brent mows lawns for a living and my neighbor Mark is a tree surgeon.
My friend Sharon used to clean houses for a living here in Florida. She worked constantly and I almost blew up at her, but she said she got paid several hundred dollars a day, so I had to keep my mouth shut.
My friend Sylvia used to clean the houses owned by a rich woman. She only got about $25/hour, but that was in 2008. She was primarily a property manager as well as a co-owner of 85 apartments.
I make my own tortillas to turn into chips, blend up my own salsa, clean my toilets but can only vote to preserve the rest of America without keeping the entire Mexico economy going.
Radiation destroys everything including the cancer.
Turning off the cameras is the radiation required. No witnesses.
It’s a dirty job and someone has to do it so they pick an ugly guy to lead-Holman.
Talk about the individual victims to keep the left in check.
And a secondary added benefit, it allows any/all illegals apprehended to claim that they were assaulted and/or tortured by the same people who can no longer wear body cameras.
This is concerning and real threat. I don't see why a body camera should be emitting or receiving a signal. Its just a camera that can be downloaded after the agent's shift.
“update to fix.”
To fix what? The BWCs are operating as designed.
I’m surprised that the BWCs have BLE communications. Is there not enough storage in the BWCs such that they don’t need to communicate in real-time?
We have the sweetest woman (mom of two) from Honduras or El Salvador cleaning our house in Silicon Valley. She still charges only $25/hour! I tip her generously.
We’ve gone through many cleaners who were lazy and inattentive to detail. This woman is, by far, the best we’ve ever had. Incredible attention to detail and diligence. I’ve complimented her on that and she says a previous client taught her to do clean and look after the details. We’ve had other housekeepers who won’t even move the kitchen area table and chairs to clean the floor.
Shame on me for never having asked about her immigration status.
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