ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

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 August 25, 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
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
ALPR vendor
Flock Safety
Known charge count
Unknown
Charges
Unknown

//Timeline

August 12, 2026
Public-records investigation
August 12, 2026
Improper Access Documented
August 12, 2026
Arrested / Charged

//Sources

Secondary research database citing original reporting/public records

The IJ Database of ALPR Abuse

Institute for Justice · August 12, 2026
Last verified August 25, 2026