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Oct 17, 2026 7 min read

DEAD RECKONING: ICE has the cameras. Who makes sure they’re recording?

Federal auditors found officers unsure when to record. DHS rejected a recommendation to help ICE cameras turn on automatically. Axon, meanwhile, is celebrating federal sales. Plus: nationwide school surveillance, the Pentagon’s understaffed AI safeguards, and Ukraine’s dependence on Starshield.

U.S. Border Patrol agents train with video recording equipment in Kingsville, Texas, in April 2018. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

DEAD RECKONING: ICE has the cameras. Who makes sure they’re recording? — U.S. Border Patrol agents train with video recording equipment in Kingsville, Texas, in April 2018. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

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Matt Stroud — Matt Stroud is an investigative reporter and author of Thin Blue Lie. He writes about journalism, power, and how stories get made, drawing on two decades of reporting for national outlets and long-form investigative projects.