Overview
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act this week with more than two dozen House Democrats as cosponsors and endorsements from dozens of advocacy groups.
- The bill would forbid TSA from providing passenger personally identifiable information to ICE or CBP, ban DHS purchases of traveler data from private brokers, and restrict use of biometric apps such as Mobile Fortify for immigration enforcement.
- Advocates say the legislation responds to disclosures about a 2025 TSA‑ICE information‑sharing agreement and documented airport arrests that they say threaten privacy, due process and the ability of immigrants to travel without fear.
- TSA and DHS officials have publicly warned the bill would create operational blind spots for threat detection and harm security, and the agencies have pushed back sharply against the proposal.
- Passage is unlikely in the Republican‑controlled Congress, though the measure increases oversight pressure on DHS and could trigger legal challenges, with immediate effects for travelers if policies or data purchases are changed.