Progressive Democrats are taking their war against President Donald Trump's handling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the skies with a new effort led by far-left Rep.Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.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, which would curb federal immigration officials' ability to arrest noncitizens at U.S.
airports.The legislation would stop ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from being able to use data gathered by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which includes passenger screening records, travel records, and personally identifiable passenger information purchased from private data brokers.A TSA spokesperson ripped into Tlaib in response and argued the bill would make the U.S.vulnerable to terror threats.
"As we approach the 25th anniversary of the horrific terror attacks of 9/11, it’s not shocking that some in the Democrat Party would want to neuter the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to protect Americans from terrorists," the spokesperson said.DEMOCRAT COMPARES ICE TO 'DOMESTIC TERRORISTS' AS 111 HOUSE DEMS DEMAND TEXAS DETENTION CENTER CLOSERep.Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is introducing a new bill aimed at blocking ICE and CBP from getting data from the TSA for immigration enforcement.
(Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MomsRising/Patrick T.Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)"DHS was established to prevent information silos that could create blind spots against threats.
Does Rep.Tlaib want our enemies to be empowered to attack the U.S.
again?" the TSA spokesperson said.The bill would also block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from barring an individual from trusted traveler programs like TSA PreCheck based on their First Amendment-protected activity, like attending protests or speaking out against the administration.Tlaib's bill has little chance of getting a vote in the current Republican-c...