Idaho immigration attorneys report increase in ICE detentions after TSA screening at airports

Tlaib introduces bill to prevent data sharing from TSA to federal immigration authorities

A new bill introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) would ban the Transportation and Security Administration from sharing passenger information with federal immigration agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The legislation was introduced…

Rashida Tlaib rips TSA for targeting immigrants while introducing bill to scrap ICE airport arrests

Tlaib introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at blocking ICE and Border Patrol agents from accessing air travelers' data called the No TSA Data for ICE Act.

House Democrats target ICE, TSA data-sharing in new bill

The Department of Homeland Security would need to adjust its immigration enforcement strategy at airports under legislation introduced this week by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.  The bill targets an information-sharing agreement between the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If passed, the rules would bar TSA from sharing personally identifiable information of flight passengers with ICE o…

Federal Workers Union Sues TSA Over Secret Airport Privatization Plan - Tampa Free Press

The union representing federal airport screeners filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Transportation Security Administration, demanding the release of government records about a program that would replace public officers with private security contractors. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents 47,000 Transportation Security Officers across 400 U.S. airports, filed the complaint in the […] Federal Workers Union …

Tlaib moves to block ICE airport arrests, says TSA helping target immigrants

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a bill to block ICE and Border Patrol from accessing TSA passenger screening data, travel records, and data broker information at airports.

Idaho immigration attorneys report increase in ICE detentions after TSA screening at airports

Immigration attorneys in Idaho report a rise in ICE detentions at airports post-TSA screening, including at the Boise Airport.