Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces legislation intended to restrict U.S. immigration authorities from using Transportation Security Administration (TSA)–related passenger information for airport arrests. According to reports, the proposal would bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol from accessing TSA passenger screening data, travel records, and information obtained through data brokers. The bill is described as responding to Tlaib’s concerns that TSA systems and related datasets are being used in ways that disproportionately affect immigrants. The reports characterize the measure as an effort to prevent ICE airport arrests that rely on screening and travel data. While both outlets focus on Tlaib’s criticism of TSA and her claim that the agency is helping target immigrants, the specific framework of the bill centers on limiting agency access to particular categories of passenger data rather than directly changing TSA screening procedures. The bill’s status in Congress and the potential implications for ICE enforcement operations at airports are not described in the provided coverage.
Rashida Tlaib introduces bill limiting ICE access to TSA passenger data
Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces legislation intended to restrict U.S. immigration authorities from using Transportation Security Administration (TSA)–related passenger information for airport arrests. A...
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces a bill to restrict ICE and Border Patrol access to airport passenger data.
- The proposal is described as blocking ICE and Border Patrol from accessing TSA passenger screening data.
- The bill would also block access to travel records and data broker information tied to travelers.
- Tlaib argues TSA is involved in targeting immigrants, framing the measure as a response to that concern.
- Reports refer to the bill as the “No TSA Data for ICE Act.”
Tlaib introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at blocking ICE and Border Patrol agents from accessing air travelers' data called the No TSA Data for ICE Act.
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