ICE doesn’t want body cameras that automatically activate during encounters. Gee… I wonder why. We can look at the Oscar Belgal shooting and the incident in Texas with Miguel Parra-Hernandez as the latest examples. “<Target> tried to hit <agent> with car.” It’s the same lie they repeat in case after case. The agents never identified themselves to Oscar before they ran up on his car, started trying to smash his window with a gun and surround him. The video shows he didn’t use his vehicle as a weapon, ICE did. DHS even claimed ICE took him to the hospital. Video shows him handcuffed on the ground while ICE agents stand nearby. NYPD officers ultimately loaded him into their car and transported him. NOT ICE. But, ICE took him out of the hospital with the bullet still lodged in his neck. As of yesterday, six days later, he still had that bullet in his neck. That’s torture. In Houston, ICE ran over Miguel Parra-Hernandez with an SUV while pursuing someone else. He wasn’t even the person they were after. He suffered multiple serious injuries, including fractures to both legs, a hip injury, and an ankle fracture. He’s undergone surgery and faces further reconstructive procedures. The surveillance video here shows the full vehicle running over him, and the Harris County DA is investigating the incident as potential aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The footage raises serious questions about the official account and why automatic body-camera activation matters. If the government wants us to trust its version of events, it shouldn’t be fighting the technology that could independently document them. But they are. And that tells you all you need to know.