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Congress·In Committee·26 days ago

House Bill Would Ban ICE, CBP From Using Facial Recognition in Immigration Enforcement

Also known as: ICE Out of Our Faces Act

Legislative Progress

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill would stop immigration officers from using facial recognition software to identify people. It applies to officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and local police who are authorized to help with immigration enforcement.
  • The ban includes more than just face scanning. It also stops the use of technology that tracks how a person walks or uses their voice to identify them from a distance. It even bans software that tries to guess a person's emotions or who they are hanging out with based on their physical traits.
  • If this becomes law, the government would have 30 days to delete all the biometric data they have already collected for these systems. This means any photos or recordings used for these tracking programs would have to be erased permanently.
  • People who are tracked illegally by these systems would have the right to sue the federal government for money and other damages. State attorneys general could also take the government to court to protect their residents from these surveillance tools.
  • The goal of the policy is to protect the privacy of people in the United States by preventing the government from using high-tech tools to monitor their movements and personal lives without their permission.
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Milestones

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Feb 4, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced in House

Related News

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Ars Technica·24 days ago

“ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition

The bill would ban ICE and CBP from acquiring or using biometric surveillance systems, including face recognition technology, or information derived from such systems. It also requires the deletion of all biometric data collected by a covered immigration officer within 30 days of enactment.

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Nextgov/FCW·24 days ago

Tech bills of the week: Restricting biometric use; expanding the quantum workforce; and more

The ICE Out of Our Faces Act aims to place a broad prohibition on the acquisition and use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies by ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It also calls for the deletion of all biometric data collected by a covered immigration officer.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

ICE Out of Our Faces Act

Bill NumberHR 7363
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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D: 7

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