{
  "version": "3.33",
  "compiled": "2026-10-09",
  "site": "https://stateofwatch.com",
  "claim": {
    "id": "ice-out-of-our-faces",
    "section": 8,
    "title": "\"ICE Out of Our Faces Act\" (S.3779) introduced",
    "date": "Feb 5, 2026",
    "sort": "2026-02-05",
    "status": "verified",
    "checked": null,
    "note": "Carried forward, not re-checked in v3.28.",
    "category": "policy",
    "body": "Markey, Merkley, and Wyden in the Senate, Jayapal in the House. Would ban ICE and CBP from acquiring or using face recognition and other biometric identification; require deletion within 30 days of biometric data already collected; and create a private right of action plus state attorney general civil-penalty authority. EPIC endorsed.",
    "quotes": [],
    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "Markey, Merkley, Jayapal press releases",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Congress.gov S.3779",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "EPIC"
      }
    ],
    "places": [],
    "url": "https://stateofwatch.com/claims/ice-out-of-our-faces"
  }
}