Federal immigration officers across the country will be able to track where vehicles have been after contracting with a Livermore company that keeps a vast database of license plate scans, officials said Friday.

James Schwab, a spokesman at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco, confirmed that the agency entered into a contract with West Publishing, which is partnering with Bay Area company Vigilant Solutions to provide the service. The contract was first reported by the news site The Verge.