Federal officers in Minneapolis to get body cameras 'effective immediately'

Federal immigration agents deployed in Minneapolis, Minnesota will soon receive body cameras, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says.

The announcement comes as the government faces a backlash over the deaths last month of two US citizens - Alex Pretti and Renee Good - following a surge of federal immigration officers into the Minneapolis area as part of an immigration crackdown.

"Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X on Monday.

On Monday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Pretti's 24 January death a homicide.

Homicide refers to the killing of a person by another person. It does not necessarily signify that a crime has occurred.

The report by the medical examiner said Pretti suffered "multiple gunshot wounds" fired by one or more law enforcement officers.

It added that he died in the emergency room at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. No further details were noted.

According to US Customs and Border Protection, two of its agents who were involved in Pretti's death have been placed on leave. The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into his death.

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