# 119-s-3779: ICE Out of Our Faces Act

119-s-3779, ICE Out of Our Faces Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3779
- Congress: 119
- Title: ICE Out of Our Faces Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban on biometric surveillance by ICE and CBP** would bar those agencies and deputized officers from using facial recognition, voice recognition, gait analysis, and similar systems in the United States. It would also require deletion of information collected or derived from biometric surveillance within 30 days of enactment and create private and state enforcement options including damages and injunctive relief. - Individuals who interact with ICE, CBP, or 287(g) deputies would be protected from agency use of facial recognition, voice recognition, and other biometric tracking. Agencies must delete biometric information they collected or derived within 30 days. - Covered immigration officers, plus contractors and subcontractors, would be prohibited from acquiring, possessing, accessing, or using biometric surveillance systems or information produced by those systems. - Information obtained in violation would generally be inadmissible in federal criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings. Individuals could sue the Federal Government and state attorneys general could bring parens patriae actions for actual and punitive damages, attorneys fees, injunctive relief, and other appropriate remedies.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban biometric surveillance by ICE and CBP: benefit, medium. This bill would ban most ICE and CBP officers from using biometric surveillance systems in the United States. Biometric systems would include facial, voice, gait, and other automated recognition, and exclude close-range fingerprints or palm prints. Agencies would have to delete all data collected f…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3779 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3779)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3779 (as of 2026-04-21).