Overview
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib formally introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act this week, and the measure has drawn more than two dozen House Democratic co-sponsors and endorsements from roughly 65–66 civil‑rights and immigrant‑rights groups.
- The legislation would prohibit TSA from providing personally identifiable passenger information to ICE or CBP, forbid DHS from buying traveler data from private brokers, and block use of TSA PreCheck or Global Entry data for immigration enforcement.
- The bill would also restrict DHS use of agency tools such as the Mobile Fortify facial‑recognition app and would bar removal from trusted‑traveler programs for constitutionally protected activities like attending protests.
- Tlaib’s push follows FOIA disclosures and reporting of a May 2025 TSA‑ICE memorandum and videos that advocates say show airport interceptions and arrests after agencies used TSA or purchased travel data.
- TSA and DHS warn the changes would weaken threat detection and interagency cooperation, while ICE has cited partnerships and data‑sharing for a large rise in arrests, making the bill unlikely to advance in the Republican‑controlled Congress but likely to prompt oversight, litigation, or policy fights.