HR 7172
Track ice act
Track Ice Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the TRACK ICE Act, limits the use of certain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) privacy programs for aircraft operated by or on behalf of immigration enforcement agencies. Specifically, it restricts eligibility for withholding information about aircraft operations used for detention, deportation, or transporting individuals in immigration custody, particularly if those operations receive Federal funding. The bill also mandates the public release of flight data related to these operations within 72 hours, including details about flight routes, aircraft identification, passenger demographics, and restraint usage.
Key provisions
- Limits FAA privacy programs for aircraft used in immigration enforcement.
- Restricts eligibility for information withholding for immigration aircraft operations.
- Requires publication of flight data within 72 hours of operation.
- Specifies the data to be included in the published flight data.
- Includes demographic data of detainees on flights.
- Requires the disclosure of restraint usage information.
- Defines ‘flight data’ to include various operational and passenger details.
- Designates the bill as the Transparency Requirements for Aircraft Carriers to Know Immigration Conduct and Enforcement Act.
Who is affected
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Customs and Border Protection
- Department of Homeland Security
- Private aircraft owners and operators
- Detainees subject to immigration enforcement
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7172
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit eligibility of certain aviation privacy programs for immigration aircraft operations, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Transparency Requirements for Aircraft Carriers to Know Immigration Conduct and Enforcement Act TRACK ICE Act
or the
.
Section 44114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
used for the purpose of detention, deportation, or the transport of individuals in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security in connection with the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); and
receives Federal funding or any other financial assistance for operation described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
In this section, the term flight data
includes—
the date and time of departure at origin airport;
the date and time of arrival at arrival airport;
the departure airport’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) code and the ICE Air mission designation;
the arrival airport’s ICAO code and the ICE Air mission designation;
the aircraft registration number;
the ICAO aircraft identification code;
demographic data for each detainee transported on each individual departure and arrival flight leg (identified by ICAO airport codes), including—
nationality;
sex;
age category (grouped as 0–10; 11–17; 18–50; 51+);
family composition category (specifying, at a minimum, single adult, unaccompanied child, or family unit); and
the type and quantity of any restraints used for the duration of the flights on each detained individual, such as handcuffs, shackles on arms and legs, or full-body restraint device.