Questions arise over license plate readers and immigration checks in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo

Kzoo police shut down immigration-related use of license plate readers

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan police department has shut off external access to its license plate reader (LPR) cameras after learning the data was being searched by departments “focused on immigration-related violations.” The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety released a statement Friday confirming the agency blocked outside access to its cameras: “The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was recently made aware of nationwide Li…

License plate cameras in West Michigan raise privacy and immigration concerns

FOX 17 investigates how access to these cameras works and what agencies in West Michigan use them.

Questions arise over license plate readers and immigration checks in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo police say they learned that outside agencies were accessing data from the city's license plate readers for the purpose of immigration-related searches on a database.

Local News Media demonstrates it’s subservience to the GRPD once again regarding the monitoring of immigrants

A week ago, I posted an article entitled, Flock cameras are being used in Kent County and Grand Rapids, but are they being used to get information for Immigration and Customs Enforcement? The article talks about how Flock cameras are being used gather information in immigrants, specifically taking pictures of license plates. Police Departments are using this technology around the country and sharing the content with Immigration and Customs Enfor…