Illinois Orders Forest Park PD To Cut CBP Access To License-Plate Readers After Audit

An Illinois Secretary of State audit found Forest Park Police shared license plate reader data with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in violation of state law. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ordered the department’s access for federal immigration agencies shut off. The move comes after revelations that vendor Flock Safety allowed federal agents to query camera/LPR data statewide; that access has also been curtailed. The finding underscores growing scrutiny of federal use of local license-plate networks for immigration enforcement.