Topic # Immigration enforcement ICE, CBP, or 287(g) access to local surveillance data. [Immigration enforcement ×](https://flock-truth.com/articles?sort=newest) [Reset](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) **13** articles · [RSS](https://flock-truth.com/feed.xml) KTVZ · Campbell Porter · September 17, 2026 ## [Sen. Wyden presses Flock CEO over allegations of surveillance platform abuse](https://ktvz.com/news/2026/09/17/sen-wyden-presses-flock-ceo-over-allegations-of-surveillance-platform-abuse/) ktvz.com Senators Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley demanding answers about unauthorized use of the company's license plate reader network, including tracking of reproductive health travel and warrantless immigration searches. The letter cites a Washington Post analysis finding at least 50 officers charged or accused of misusing the system, and instructs Flock to preserve records. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Reproductive health](https://flock-truth.com/topic/reproductive-health) --- ACLU · August 4, 2026 ## [Fight Creepy ALPR Cameras ("Get The Flock Out")](https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out) aclu.org The ACLU's campaign page against ALPR deployment, with an organizing toolkit for residents seeking to end local contracts. It puts the Flock network at roughly 120,000 cameras, states that fewer than one percent of scanned vehicles connect to a crime, and catalogs uses by federal immigration agents and against critics of police departments. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Privacy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/privacy) --- The Guardian · April 6, 2026 ## [‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/06/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns#:~:text=An%20Atlanta%20police%20department%20investigator%20made%20similar,end%20to%20Ring's%20partnership%20with%20Flock%20Safety.) theguardian.com Residents and council members in Dunwoody, Georgia pressed Flock Safety over a terms-of-service change and hacking demonstrations, deferring rather than cancelling a roughly half-million-dollar annual contract. Security researchers showed some Condor cameras streaming to the open internet and firmware passwords readable on a purchased device; Flock disputes the severity. Mountain View, Santa Cruz, South Pasadena, Flagstaff and Denver ended or paused programs, citing federal and out-of-state searches of local plate data. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) --- KSRO · Jeff Woodworth · April 1, 2026 ## [Sonoma Extends Flock License Plate Camera Contract Through 2028](https://www.ksro.com/2026/04/01/sonoma-extends-flock-license-plate-camera-contract-through-2028/) ksro.com The Sonoma City Council unanimously approved a three-year, $150,000 extension of its Flock Safety license plate reader contract. Police Chief Brandon Cutting cited a 100% solution rate in recent vehicle-involved crimes, and the city maintains a 30-day deletion policy and a ban on sharing data with federal immigration agencies. Sonoma operates 16 cameras and officials are discussing expanding coverage to all major routes into town. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Contracts & cost](https://flock-truth.com/topic/contracts-cost) [Data retention](https://flock-truth.com/topic/retention) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Our County](https://flock-truth.com/topic/local) --- NPR · February 17, 2026 ## [Why some cities are canceling Flock license plate reader contracts](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5612825/flock-contracts-canceled-immigration-survillance-concerns) npr.org NPR reports on municipalities ending Flock Safety agreements, with local officials citing the prospect of federal immigration agents reaching data collected on residents and a lack of transparency about who can search it. The piece covers both the reasoning of councils that voted to cancel and the responses of police departments that wanted the cameras kept. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Contracts & cost](https://flock-truth.com/topic/contracts-cost) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) --- Electronic Frontier Foundation · Dave Maass and Rindala Alajaji · November 20, 2025 ## [How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists) eff.org EFF analyzed more than 12 million Flock Safety ALPR searches logged by over 3,900 agencies between December 2024 and October 2025, obtained through public records requests. More than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches citing protest-related reasons, including "No Kings" rallies, immigration protests, and Direct Action Everywhere actions. Roughly 20 percent of all searches reviewed listed vague reasons such as "investigation" or "suspect." [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Protest & speech](https://flock-truth.com/topic/protesters) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) [Warrantless searches](https://flock-truth.com/topic/no-warrant) --- University of Washington Center for Human Rights · Andrea Marcos · October 21, 2025 ## [Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement](https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2025/10/21/leaving-the-door-wide-open/#:~:text=Flock%20ALPRs%20capture%20images%20of%20all%20cars,a%20roof%20rack%2C%20or%20a%20broken%20window.) jsis.washington.edu Records obtained from 31 Washington law enforcement agencies show at least eight enabled direct data sharing of their Flock networks with U.S. Border Patrol during 2025, while audits indicate Border Patrol also had apparent access to networks of at least ten departments that never authorized it. Researchers documented searches run on behalf of ICE, out-of-state searches including a Texas abortion investigation, and discrepancies that obscure the true scope of sharing. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Reproductive health](https://flock-truth.com/topic/reproductive-health) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- UW Center for Human Rights · October 21, 2025 ## [Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement](https://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2025/10/21/leaving-the-door-wide-open/) jsis.washington.edu University of Washington researchers traced three routes by which federal immigration agents reached Washington ALPR data. At least eight local agencies enabled direct sharing with Border Patrol; agents ran thousands of searches on at least ten more departments' networks without explicit authorization; and a single county sheriff's search listing "ICE" as its reason touched 89 networks. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) [Warrantless searches](https://flock-truth.com/topic/no-warrant) --- KRCB 104.9 · Shandra Back · September 16, 2025 ## [Santa Rosa police chief addresses concerns about Flock cameras, privacy and ICE access](https://www.newsbreak.com/krcb-104-9-1592428/4890557358347-santa-rosa-police-chief-addresses-concerns-about-flock-cameras-privacy-and-ice-access) newsbreak.com Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan told KRCB that the department's license plate reader data is shared only with a limited set of Northern California agencies under signed memoranda of understanding, and is not shared with federal agencies or used for immigration, political, medical, or religious tracking. He cited errors at Chico and Mountain View as human error and said a community meeting was scheduled for September 17 at the Utility Field Office. [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Community pushback](https://flock-truth.com/topic/community-response) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Our County](https://flock-truth.com/topic/local) --- The San Francisco Standard · Tomo Chien · July 23, 2025 ## [California cops are breaking surveillance laws. Who's going to stop them?](https://sfstandard.com/2025/07/23/california-police-sharing-flock-license-plate-data/) sfstandard.com The Attorney General's office has sent warning letters to at least twenty California agencies since June 2024 without going to court, and agencies kept sharing anyway. The California Highway Patrol ran an April search across 845 ALPR systems labeled "ICE case," and Sacramento County logged searches marked "DEA Assist" and "ATF" months after being warned. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) --- Electronic Frontier Foundation · Sarah Hamid and Rindala Alajaji · June 27, 2025 ## [Flock Safety's Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/flock-safetys-feature-updates-cannot-make-automated-license-plate-readers-safe) eff.org A Texas sheriff's office searched more than 83,000 Flock cameras to locate a woman suspected of self-managing an abortion, and records showed over 4,000 immigration-related lookups by state and local police with no formal ICE agreement in place. EFF argues that search-term blocking, case-number requirements, and audit alerts are easily defeated by vague or reused justifications. [Abuse & misuse](https://flock-truth.com/topic/abuse-misuse) [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [National](https://flock-truth.com/topic/national) [Reproductive health](https://flock-truth.com/topic/reproductive-health) [Warrantless searches](https://flock-truth.com/topic/no-warrant) --- CalMatters · Khari Johnson and Mohamed Al Elew · June 13, 2025 ## [California police illegally share license plate reader data with ICE and Border Patrol](https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/) calmatters.org Records obtained by Oakland Privacy showed California agencies breaking SB 34 more than 100 times in a single month by running plate searches for ICE and Customs and Border Protection, including the LAPD and the San Diego, Orange, and Riverside county sheriffs. Of 491,000 queries analyzed, more than 64,000 gave only a vague reason such as "investigation." [Article](https://flock-truth.com/topic/article) [Data sharing](https://flock-truth.com/topic/data-sharing) [Flock Safety](https://flock-truth.com/topic/flock-safety) [Immigration enforcement](https://flock-truth.com/topic/immigration) [Laws & policy](https://flock-truth.com/topic/legislation) [License plate readers](https://flock-truth.com/topic/alpr) [Statewide](https://flock-truth.com/topic/state) [Transparency & records](https://flock-truth.com/topic/transparency) --- Electronic Frontier Foundation · Dave Maass and Jennifer Pinsof · October 31, 2023 ## [VICTORY! California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/victory-california-department-justice-declares-out-state-sharing-license-plate) eff.org Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance confirming that SB 34 bars California police from sharing license plate data with out-of-state or federal agencies. EFF notes agencies had been sharing with hundreds of out-of-state agencies, including in states restricting abortion, and with CBP and ICE, and that over 99.9% of collected data connects to no crime. 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