ICE clinches contract with private firm to gain access to billions of license plate records

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has recently been granted access to a vast database of license plate records, with the aim of using the information in investigations of undocumented immigrants’ movement and locations. ICE struck a deal with Vigilant Solutions, a private firm specializing in data collection and analysis for law enforcement.

Vigilant’s License Plate Recognition platform collects billions of pieces of data to help match license plates to both people and locations, and even offers..

ICEMelissa SoberalskiFebruary 15, 2018license plates, immigration, cars