# Is ICE tapping into Flock cameras in Cleveland Heights?
# News 5 Cleveland — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fHKtxbO9M

NEWS 5 AND THE LEFT.
THANKS FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT. I'M TRACY CARLOSS
FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE BEEN A
USEFUL TOOL FOR POLICE ACROSS
NORTHEAST OHIO, BUT A POINT OF
CONTROVERSY FOR SOME PEOPLE.
NOW COMMUNITY IS PASSING
LEGISLATION TO LIMIT WHAT
THESE CAMERAS CAN RECORD AND
WHAT CAN BE SHARED. OUR
CUYAHOGA COUNTY REPORTER
KAYLEE OLIVAS EXPLAINS WHAT IT
MEANS.
FLOCK SAFETY CAMERA. IT'S A
SPECIALIZED AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READER DESIGNED TO TAKE
SNAPSHOTS OF LICENSE PLATES
AND CARS TO HELP REDUCE CRIME.
BUT A NEW CONCERN IS WHAT IF
THAT INFORMATION FALLS INTO
THE HANDS OF IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AND
IS USED TO TRACK DOWN
IMMIGRANTS. WE REALLY WANTED
TO.
DIVE AS AN ADMINISTRATION
AND COUNCIL INTO HOW THE DATA
FROM FLOCK CAMERAS ARE
ACTUALLY BEING USED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE STRIKING THAT
BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY
AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
PROTECTIONS. SO ON MONDAY,
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL
PASSED THIS RESOLUTION. IT
SAYS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CANNOT RETAIN DATA FOR MORE
THAN 30 DAYS UNLESS THERE IS
AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.
AND IT PREVENTS LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT FROM USING THE
TECHNOLOGY FOR IMMIGRATION
PURPOSES. I HOPE THAT IT
BUILDS SOME TRUST WITH
COUNSEL.
THAT WE'RE NOT JUST RUBBER
STAMPING CONTRACTS WITH.
GROUPS LIKE FLOCK, THE ONLY
EXCEPTION THE FLOCK DATA BEING
RELEASED TO ANY LOCAL, STATE
OR FEDERAL AGENCY. WHEN IT'S
CLEAR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING
IT IS FOR CIVIL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT IS THROUGH A COURT
ORDER.
OR A JUDICIAL SEARCH
WARRANT. IT'S A MOVE THAT HAS
THE SUPPORT OF SOME. IT'S NOT
THEY'RE NOT. IT'S A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE TO BE HERE. IT'S A
CIVIL OFFENSE. SO
ICE HAS NO BUSINESS GETTING
THE INFORMATION FROM OUR FLOCK
CAMERAS. I THINK OUR CITY
COUNCIL MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE
BUT NOT EVERYONE RIGHT. RUSH
TELLS ME HE WANTS TO KNOW WHO
MONITORS FLOCK LOCALLY AND HOW
IT WORKS. IT DEFINITELY WAS
RUSHED, SHOULD NEVER NEVER. SO
NEVER BEEN PAST A SPOKESPERSON
FOR CLEVELAND HEIGHTS FOR
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. A GRASSROOTS
MOVEMENT TELLS ME IN PART
THAT, QUOTE, DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING TO PREVENT AMPLE
FRONT SIDE AND BACK DOOR
ACCESS FOR FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
DOING UNLAWFUL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT.
SAYING THE USE OF FLOCK
REMAINS A DANGER TO IMMIGRANTS
IN OHIO. I TRUST THAT THEY
WILL.
CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THIS AS TECHNOLOGY
CHANGES. I DON'T THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD JUST
FORGET ABOUT. KNOW IT SHOULD
CONTINUALLY BE. AND CHECKED.
THE RESOLUTION IS A MERE
PRECAUTION. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
CITY COUNCIL, VICE PRESIDENT
GAIL LARSON TELLING ME AFTER
TOURING THE POLICE STATION TO
SEE HOW THE FLOCK SYSTEM WORKS
AS WELL AS ACCESS LOGS.
SHE'S CONFIDENT DATA IS NOT
BEING SHARED WITH ANY HOMELAND
SECURITY AGENCY TO BRITAIN HAD
INPUT ON IT.
SO HE HAS WHICH HAS BEEN
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
THIS PRETTY MUCH CONFIRMS WHAT
HE WAS SAYING THE FLOCK
CAMERAS ARE USED AS A TOOL TO
HELP CRIME AS COUNCIL LOOKS TO
SPARK MORE DISCUSSION IN THIS
REALM. RUSSIA HOPES THAT
DIALOGUE WILL INCLUDE MORE
RESIDENTIAL COMMENTS IN THESE
WOULD BE FINE AND THEY NEED TO
TALK TO THE RESIDENTS INTO THE
CITY SAYS.
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