Illinois Cops Gave ICE Access to More Than 5,000 Surveillance Cameras Nationwide

A public records request to the Danville, Illinois, police department, obtained by 404 Media, showed that local and state police searched automatic license plate reader data more than 4,000 times for immigration-related reasons between June 1, 2024, and May 5, 2025. Illinois law prohibits using ALPR data for immigration enforcement. The records indicate informal access by ICE to camera networks across more than 5,000 communities nationwide. The technology provider Flock Safety operates over 40,000 ALPR cameras.