The city of Woodburn has removed its Flock Safety cameras, a video surveillance tool that scans and catalogs license plate data, according to city spokesperson Maricela Guerrero.
The decision comes months after some Woodburn residents expressed fears that the information collected from the cameras would be used to arrest immigrants or invade people’s privacy.
As the city with the highest Latino population in Oregon, where foreign-born people make up 31% of residents, Woodburn has been a target of nationwide immigration crackdowns. Last fall’s biggest single-day immigration sweeps in Oregon happened in Woodburn, on Oct. 30 and Dec. 3, when federal authorities arrested at least 35 people and 14 farmworkers,…