The ICE Out of Our Faces Act would ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from using facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies, including voice recognition and gait analysis systems. The ban applies to covered immigration officers, as well as contractors and state and local law enforcement personnel authorized to perform immigration enforcement. Within 30 days of the law's enactment, all biometric data previously collected by these agencies would have to be deleted. The legislation allows individuals harmed by violations to sue the federal government for actual damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and other relief, while state attorneys general could also bring lawsuits on behalf of their residents. Officers who violate the law could face retraining, suspension, termination, or other disciplinary action, and any evidence obtained through these surveillance systems would be inadmissible in court proceedings (except in cases involving alleged violations of the law itself).
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