S3779-119

In Committee

ICE Out of Our Faces Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, ICE Out of Our Faces Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ICE Out of Our Faces Act.
  • Section id8acbbfaa6c834c38a6ce91639208925a: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric surveillance system means computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in...
  • Section id8290ece2fc18452e95552fc9a66c694f: 3. Prohibition on the use of biometric surveillance by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection It shall be unlawful for...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, ICE Out of Our Faces Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, ICE Out of Our Faces Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 4, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Alsobrooks, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"biometric surveillance system" §id8acbbfaa6c834c38a6ce91639208925a

computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time or on a recording or photograph. The term covered immigration officer means any individual who is— authorized to perform immigration enforcement functions

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