ICE Out of Our Faces Act

Key Points

• This bill would stop immigration officers from using facial recognition, voice recognition, or software that tracks how people walk. It applies to officers from ICE and CBP, as well as private contractors and local police working on federal immigration cases.
• The policy requires these agencies to delete all previously collected biometric data within 30 days of the law passing. This includes photos or recordings used to identify people or guess their emotions, associations, and locations.
• If an officer uses this technology illegally, the information cannot be used as evidence in court. People who are tracked by these systems would have the right to sue the federal government for money and legal fees.
• State Attorneys General would also have the power to sue the federal government if they believe their residents' privacy rights are being violated by these surveillance tools.
• The goal of the bill is to protect privacy and prevent the government from using automated systems to monitor people's movements from a distance without their consent.

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