ICE Out of Our Faces Act

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (Democratic-MA)February 4, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Bans federal immigration officers from using facial recognition technology.

This bill would stop federal immigration officers from using facial recognition and other biometric scanning tools in the United States. It would also require them to delete any such data they've already collected within 30 days. This means people would not have their faces or other biometrics scanned by these agencies, and past data would be removed.

What Would Change

Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can use facial recognition and other biometric surveillance systems. If this bill becomes law, these agencies would be banned from using such systems, and all previously collected biometric data would need to be deleted within 30 days.

Key Provisions

Bans federal immigration officers from acquiring, possessing, accessing, or using biometric surveillance systems, like facial recognition, in the United States.
Requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to delete all biometric data they have collected within 30 days of the bill becoming law.
Blocks the federal government from using evidence gathered illegally by these systems in most court cases or investigations.
Lets individuals who are harmed by a violation sue the federal government for damages, legal costs, and other relief.
Allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government on behalf of their state's residents to enforce these rules.

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Lobbying Activity

3 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

2 filings

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

1 filing

Top Lobbying Firms

1.AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)2 filings

2.LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS1 filing

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