Full Breakdown
No TSA Data for ICE Act Targets Airport Data Sharing with Immigration Enforcement
8/8/2026, 3:54:13 AM
Core Event – Bill Introduction and Provisions
On August 3, Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act. The legislation would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from accessing or using any passenger information collected by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)—including names, dates of birth and data purchased from private-sector brokers—for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations. It also bars DHS from denying, suspending, or terminating participation in trusted-traveler programs such as TSA PreCheck and Global Entry on the basis of an individual’s First-Amendment-protected speech or activity.
Background & Context
Reports of a “surge of arrests at airports” have prompted the bill. A 2025 investigation by *The New York Times* documented that the TSA was providing ICE with passenger data, enabling arrests at check-in counters and departure gates. In mid-2026, the watchdog group American Oversight released a Freedom-of-Information Act filing that confirmed a 2025 TSA-ICE information-sharing agreement. Critics argue the practice expands the Trump administration’s mass-deportation agenda and creates “easy targets” for ICE agents.
Data & Statistics
- The bill lists 25 Democratic cosponsors and no Republican cosponsors (Congress.gov).
- It is endorsed by 66 organizations, including Amnesty International USA, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and United We Dream.
- The measure defines “specified information” to include TSA-collected data and personally identifiable information obtained from private data brokers.
- After introduction, the bill was referred to the relevant House committee.
Official Statements & Responses
Rep. citizens have been among those detained.
What’s Next – Legislative Outlook
The bill remains in committee and faces an uncertain path forward. Its prospects could shift only if control of either the House or Senate changes after the upcoming midterm elections.
Verbatim Quotes
- “TSA is complicit in ICE expanding its chaos and cruelty to target our communities in our airports and has been openly lying about it,” — Representative Rashida Tlaib, TSA spokesperson
- “When people fly, they should be able to trust that TSA won’t divulge their sensitive information or use it for political retaliation,” — Representative Rashida Tlaib, TSA spokesperson
- “The Trump administration continues to expand and entrench its mass deportation campaign against non-citizens with near zero concern for existing laws, including constitutional rights and obligatory international norms,” — Brad Parker, Associate Director of Policy at the Center for Constitutional Rights
- “Through an information-sharing agreement signed in 2025, TSA is readily offering up our immigrant residents to suffer at the hands of ICE agents so they can fulfill their daily arrest quota. One source from ICE even said it makes for ‘easy targets’ at airports—a disgusting exploitation of immigrants in status limbo,” — Representative Rashida Tlaib, TSA spokesperson
