New Mexico is just so Flockable
The short version: The Minutemen Report sounds the alarm on New Mexico's rapid Flock Safety buildout, and the title's joke barely covers the real stakes for residents' privacy.
Our Take
"So Flockable" is a cute line, but the point The Minutemen Report is making isn't a joke: New Mexico communities are getting wired up with automated license plate readers at a pace most residents haven't caught up with. Once a county or city council approves a Flock contract, cameras tend to multiply fast, and by the time people notice the hardware on their street, the data-sharing agreements and retention policies are already locked in. Credit to the channel for putting a spotlight on a state that doesn't get nearly enough scrutiny compared to the usual Texas and Georgia headlines.
What makes ALPR expansion in smaller, less-resourced states especially dangerous is the lack of local pushback infrastructure. Bigger cities have ACLU chapters, tech journalists, and city council watchdogs who ask hard questions about who can access the footage, how long it's stored, and whether it's shared with ICE or other federal agencies. In a lot of New Mexico jurisdictions, that oversight simply doesn't exist yet, which means the decision to blanket a town in cameras can happen with almost no public debate.
If you're in New Mexico, now is actually the moment to get loud, before the next city council vote turns into another silent rollout. Check our camera map to see what's already been deployed near you, and head to our take-action page for concrete steps to push back before Flock becomes permanent infrastructure in your neighborhood.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Minutemen Report, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.