(Radio Iowa) – Some students at the University of Iowa have started a petition urging the university to remove its license plate reading cameras because of the camera company’s reported connections to ICE. Sophomore Sam Golden started the petition with his club, the local chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America after seeing the cameras from the FLOCK company are being used by ICE to track down immigrants.
Sam Golden says they have more than 130 signatures.
Golden says they are aiming to get 600 signatures before the end of the semester. City leaders in nearby Coralville decided to end contract for license plate reading cameras after getting push back from the public for similar concerns about their use by ICE. Many other cities in Iowa use the cameras and say they are a helpful law enforcement tool.
