Kristi Noem says all federal agents will begin wearing body cameras on patrols

Ron Johnson says he does not have a problem' with key demand made by Democrats blocking agency's funding

The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be expanded nationwide as funding is available".

The announcement on Monday comes after Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin suggested, in a concession that could pave the way to an agreement on Capitol Hill to fund the much criticized agency, that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could wear body cameras on immigration patrols.