Elgin Community College与Flock Safety围绕车牌识别摄像头的去留问题陷入僵局。1学院担忧这些摄像头被用于移民执法，威胁到学生隐私和安全，于2025年10月要求移除摄像头，但Flock公司在一天内拒绝了这一请求。1学院随后在12月提议支付合同剩余五个月的费用以换取卸除摄像头，但这一提议也未获回应。1
面对卸除请求遭拒，Elgin Community College采取了自主行动，用黑色垃圾袋覆盖摄像头。1然而Flock派遣不明身份的车辆多次前往现场移除覆盖物。1这一对峙状况持续至2025年4月合同期满，摄像头才最终被永久卸除。1
学院对这些摄像头的忧虑有据可查。12025年9月，美国移民与海关执法局(ICE)曾在校园停车场拘留了一名学生，而Flock的数据已被美国海关和边境保护局(CBP)共享。1公共记录显示，Flock摄像头的数据曾被联邦移民当局直接访问数十次。1Elgin Community College超过一半的学生为拉丁裔。1
尽管Elgin Community College成功卸除了摄像头，但伊利诺伊州内仍有多所高等教育机构继续使用Flock的监控系统。1该州5所公立大学和4所社区学院目前仍安装有这些摄像头，其中Joliet Junior College的合同期至2027年7月。1
Elgin Community College in Illinois installed six monitoring cameras from Flock Safety in April 2025, but the deployment sparked serious privacy concerns after an immigration incident on campus 1. When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a student in the parking lot in September 2025, college officials discovered that Flock data had been shared with federal immigration authorities, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1. With over half of the college's student body identifying as Latino, administrators grew alarmed that the license plate recognition technology could facilitate immigration enforcement operations targeting vulnerable populations 1.
In October 2025, Elgin Community College formally requested that Flock remove the cameras, but the company refused within a single day 1. The college attempted further negotiations in December, proposing to pay the remaining five months of the contract in exchange for immediate removal, but Flock did not respond to this offer 1. Frustrated by the company's resistance, college staff covered the cameras with black garbage bags; however, vehicles of unidentified origin repeatedly removed these coverings 1. The cameras remained operational until the contract expired in April 2025, when they were finally removed permanently 1.
The situation reflects a broader pattern across Illinois higher education. Public records show that Flock camera data has been accessed directly by federal immigration authorities dozens of times 1. Five public universities and four community colleges throughout the state continue to operate Flock cameras, with at least one contract—at Joliet Junior College—extending through July 2027 1.
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