Agency-level incident

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MN-EAGAN-IMMIGRATION-ACCESS-2025-11

Agency-level incident

Out-of-state agencies were able to search suburban Twin Cities license-plate data for civil immigration enforcement despite Minnesota law limiting such data to criminal cases.

1 linked source Last verified September 20, 2026

//Person

Name
Agency-level incident
Role title
Cross-agency data access
Role type
Institutional / agency misuse
Agency
Twin Cities-area agencies
City
Eagan
County
Dakota
State
Minnesota

//Current status

Status
Improper Access Documented
Employment outcome
Unknown
Arrest date
Unknown
Jail
Unknown
Case-status notes
Unknown

//Alleged conduct and technology

Why this case is in the database
Out-of-state agencies were able to search suburban Twin Cities license-plate data for civil immigration enforcement despite Minnesota law limiting such data to criminal cases.
Technology type
Out-of-state agencies were able to search suburban Twin Cities license-plate data for civil immigration enforcement despite Minnesota law limiting such data to criminal cases.; Automated License Plate Reader
Reported vendor
Flock Safety
Vendor note
Unknown
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
Public-records investigation
Investigating agency
Unknown
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown

//Timeline

August 12, 2026
Public-records investigation
August 12, 2026
Improper Access Documented

//Sources