Westchester county has laws limiting cooperation, but Ice has accessed trove of data that holds license plate readersAs Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on undocumented immigrants to the US, advocates are increasingly worried immigration agents will turn to surveillance technology to round up those targeted for deportation, even in so-called “sanctuary cities” that limit the ways local law enforcement can cooperate with immigration officials.That’s because US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (Ice) in past years has gained access to troves of data from sanctuary cities that could aid its raids and enforcement actions. Among that information is data from the vast network of license plate readers active across the US, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. Continue reading...
During the Trump administration, ICE accessed car tracker data, including license plate reader information from sanctuary cities like Westchester County, NY, potentially circumventing local laws limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The data, stored in a major database, included information from over 20 cities and was accessible to ICE, CBP, DHS, and law enforcement agencies outside New York state.
