Stop ICE Intimidation Act of 2026

Key Points

• The bill would freeze ICE funding for surveillance systems, surveillance-related contracts, and new hiring until the agency submits a detailed report to Congress on how it uses biometric and surveillance databases.
• ICE would be required to adopt a policy banning the use of surveillance systems to collect or store information about people exercising constitutional rights, like protesting or free speech. The report must also spell out rules for data use, access, storage, retention, and protections against unauthorized access.
• People whose data ends up in ICE's surveillance databases would gain the right to be notified, review their records, and request removal of information collected while they were exercising their constitutional rights.
• All surveillance data collected by immigration officers since January 1, 2026 would have to be deleted within 30 days of the bill becoming law, unless ICE has already established the required privacy policy.
• The bill protects the public's right to record ICE enforcement operations. Federal funds cannot be used to stop someone from filming or documenting immigration operations, as long as they aren't physically interfering with the work.