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Public commenters call on Asheville City to pause Flock, Axon camera and LPR contracts; police say data not shared with ICE
Summary
Residents told the Public Safety Committee on Nov. 20 that automated license-plate readers and community cameras risk exposing immigrant communities to federal enforcement and urged immediate contract cancellations; APD leadership responded that the department does not share LPR data with ICE and limits use to active criminal investigations.
Multiple callers urged Asheville City’s Public Safety Committee on Nov. 20 to cancel city contracts with vendors of community cameras and automated license-plate readers (LPRs), saying such systems have been used by federal immigration authorities elsewhere and put vulnerable residents at risk.
“I’m calling in light of the confirmed ICE and Border Patrol presence in our state and the impending threat of arrival in our city,” said Emily Peel, identifying herself as a deputy registered DEEP working in Buncombe County, and asked the committee to “cancel our current contracts with the SLOC and Axon…
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