Yes.
Flock Safety — a private company that has acknowledged federal immigration agents can access its license-plate reader data — operates in several Arizona cities. Police departments in Flagstaff, Prescott Valley and Scottsdale use Flock cameras, while Sedona paused its program in August amid community concerns over surveillance and data-sharing.
Flock Safety does not appear to have a formal agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but data obtained by 404 Media revealed ICE had indirectly accessed Flock’s system thousands of times through local police departments. An AZCIR review of that data confirmed Arizona law-enforcement agencies appeared in the records, with search terms like “ICE ASSIST.”
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Sources
- Residents petition Flagstaff to end Flock license plate cameras, KNAU
- Action Item List, Sedoa City Council
- PVPD is Partnering with FLOCK Safety to Keep Communities Safer, Prescott Valley
- ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows, 404 Media
- Flock admits federal immigration agents have direct access to tracking data, despite previous claims, 9News
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