{
  "version": "3.33",
  "compiled": "2026-10-09",
  "site": "https://stateofwatch.com",
  "claim": {
    "id": "flock-side-door",
    "section": 5,
    "title": "Federal officials use local Flock access for immigration lookups",
    "date": "Summer 2026",
    "sort": null,
    "status": "verified",
    "checked": null,
    "note": "Carried forward, not re-checked in v3.28. The term \"side door\" comes from 404 Media and NPR reporting, not from the Javorsky complaint; attribute it to that reporting.",
    "category": "data",
    "body": "No formal ICE contract needed: federal officials asked state and local police to run Flock searches, 4,000+ lookups for immigration purposes as of summer 2026.",
    "quotes": [],
    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "404 Media"
      },
      {
        "label": "NPR, Feb 17"
      }
    ],
    "places": [],
    "url": "https://stateofwatch.com/claims/flock-side-door"
  }
}