ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
a year ago
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- #law enforcement
- #surveillance
- Flock's AI-powered license plate reader (ALPR) system is being used by ICE for immigration-related searches despite no formal contract.
- Local police perform over 4,000 lookups for ICE, either as formal requests or informal favors, granting federal law enforcement indirect access.
- Search logs reveal terms like 'immigration,' 'ICE,' and 'ICE WARRANT' as reasons for lookups, with immigration-related searches peaking post-Trump inauguration.
- Data obtained via public records request from Danville, Illinois Police Department highlights widespread use of Flock's system by ICE through local law enforcement.