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2/12/26
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has sent a letter to Coralville officials requesting the city drop its restrictions on allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to access its Flock cameras. The cameras alert law enforcement when a vehicle identified through an Amber or Silver alert is detected. They also save plate numbers and other information for 30 days to cross reference arrest warrant and missing vehicle databases.
Coralville city policy limits who has access to the data and footage from the cameras, including outside agencies such as ICE. But Bird had Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wesson send a letter to Coralville City Attorney Kevin Olson arguing that the city’s policy violates an Iowa law that bans city policies that restrict cooperation with federal immigration laws. Bird’s office says it received a complaint about Coralville’s Flock camera policy in December.
The portion of the policy regarding ICE has since been removed from the city’s web site. The Press-Citizen reports four of five Coralville City Councilors want to reconsider the Flock contract rather than cater to ICE’s demands. That vote could come as soon as February 24th.