Secondary research database citing original reporting/public records
ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE
Agency-level incident
Authorities’ allegations and reported case history are preserved alongside source provenance.
IL-SPRINGFIELD-CBP-ACCESS-2025-08
Agency-level incident
An Illinois Secretary of State audit found Customs and Border Protection gained access to Illinois license-plate camera data in violation of state law.
1 linked source
Last verified August 25, 2026
//Person
Name
Agency-level incident
Role title
Federal access to state/local ALPR data
Role type
Institutional / agency misuse
Agency
Illinois law-enforcement ALPR network
City
Springfield
County
Sangamon
State
Illinois
//Current status
Status
State Audit Found Violation
Employment outcome
Unknown
Arrest date
Unknown
Jail
Unknown
Case-status notes
Unknown
//Alleged conduct and technology
Why this case is in the database
An Illinois Secretary of State audit found Customs and Border Protection gained access to Illinois license-plate camera data in violation of state law.
Technology type
An Illinois Secretary of State audit found Customs and Border Protection gained access to Illinois license-plate camera data in violation of state law.; Automated License Plate Reader
Reported vendor
Flock Safety
Reported product
Unknown
Misuse start
Unknown
Misuse end
Unknown
Known alleged search count
Unknown
Known duration
Unknown
Immigration enforcementStatutory violationUnauthorized data sharing
//Discovery and investigation
Discovery method
State audit
Investigating agency
Unknown
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown
//Timeline
State audit
State Audit Found Violation
Arrested / Charged