Florida is directing at least $6 million in state funds toward a private technology company, in a deal that has drawn scrutiny over how the money will be used and who it will target.
According to the Sun Sentinel, the funding is intended to help local police departments across the state track down immigrants.
The company behind the software is Peregrine Technologies, a firm based in San Francisco.
Under the arrangement, Peregrine is to provide a platform that pulls together surveillance video and a range of law-enforcement data sources.
That material is then integrated into a single app that police departments can use.
The deal has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates, who have questioned the arrangement and raised concerns that it could amount to a violation of privacy.