<ul><li>A report from the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) reveals that federal/local data-sharing centers known as "fusion centers" already result in cooperation between federal immigration authorities and sanctuary-city law enforcement.</li><li>ICE agents have been using fusion centers to access data from local law enforcement databases and regional surveillance tools, such as face recognition systems, to aid in immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities.</li><li>The sharing of data through fusion centers potentially violates local laws, but is less obvious than if it occurred through a direct channel, undermining the purpose of sanctuary city laws.</li><li>STOP warns that the erosion of guardrails around data sharing in fusion centers could become a national security issue and lead to repurposing of the infrastructure for different law enforcement initiatives in the future.</li></ul>

ICE Can Already Sidestep Sanctuary City Laws Through Data-Sharing Fusion Centers

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