Enforcement Sweep at Airports Due to TSA sharing data with ICE
The enforcement operations are reportedly fueled by a data-sharing agreement between the TSA and ICE, which exposes passenger details as soon as they clear checkpoints. There has been a sharp increase in immigration arrests at US airports with reports indicating ICE is targeting individuals who are legally in the country.
Federal lawmakers have introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act to block coordination between the agencies making arrests at US airports with reports showing that ICE Enforcement is targeting people who are in the country legally. The TSA should play no part in the Trump/ICE terror campaign. It’s dangerous and a violation of people’s privacy.
Current Law states that if you’re in lawful status and you have an extension pending – you are lawfully here. ICE has taken the opposite position that unless approved, you’re not lawfully here and we can detain you.
Remember, if you are a nonimmigrant in the USA and are 18 years of age or older, carry proof of your legal status and registration at all times. This would include your core identification, an unexpired foreign passport, valid visa stamp from a US Consulate or Embassy, specific admission records, any unexpired I-797 status-related approval documents, your Form I-94 arrival/departure record, if a student your I-20 form issued by the school’s DSO, if a J-1 your DS-2019 document, and an unexpired EAD form (I-766) if applicable.