# ICE Accesses Nashville Airport Camera Data

Audit logs show that ICE agents searched the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s Flock license-plate-reader database 416 times on ICE’s behalf. Approximately 3,591 searches were logged for immigration-related reasons through July 7, but that total includes searches not attributed to ICE. No new solicitation or contract value is identified. For procurement and oversight teams, the reporting highlights how surveillance-system agreements can govern outside-agency access and the use and disclosure of collected data.

- When procuring or renewing surveillance technology, airport authorities and other public buyers should define which external agencies may access the data and the purposes for which searches are permitted.
- Agreements should address audit-log availability and disclosure expectations so agencies can review and account for external searches.
- Flock Safety and other surveillance technology providers may need to support customer-defined access controls, search-purpose limits, and auditable records.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

### Vendors
- Flock Safety ()

### Sources
- [Flock camera data at BNA accessed by ICE agents](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-camera-data-bna-accessed-034153216.html) - Yahoo