The Department of Homeland Security has missed its own deadline for equipping ICE officers with body-worn cameras, according to Techdirt. The rollout was meant to be a belated response to incidents of violence involving immigration enforcement officers, and Border Czar Tom Homan had publicly assured that all ICE officers would soon be wearing the devices.
Techdirt's report suggests that instead of offering a clear accounting for the missed timeline, DHS is now engaging in delay tactics. The article characterizes the agency's behavior as "dicking around" after blowing past the deadline, implying that no concrete explanation or revised schedule has been offered.
Because this is a single source, the details are limited to what Techdirt reported. There is no independent confirmation of the internal reasons for the delay, nor any statement from DHS included in the source. The significance lies in the gap between a public promise from a senior administration official and the agency's apparent failure to follow through.