WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network." Today's hearing examined the importance of protecting Americans' right to privacy and underscored the need for meaningful oversight and accountability measures over Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), including Flock cameras, that have been unjustly used for federal immigration enforcement, to share information across state lines, or to stalk Americans.

Durbin began his questi...