FOLLOWING COVERT ICE OPERATIONS AT BRADLEY, LARSON ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF BILL IMMEDIATELY ENDING TSA COORDINATION WITH ICE

Washington, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the No TSA Data for ICE Act. Itwould immediately cut off the coordination between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that enabled recent covert operations at Bradley-where residents were snatched out of security lines by unidentified ICE agents. The bill would also prevent the Department of Homeland Security from retaliating against critics of ICE and the Trump Administration by revoking their status in trusted traveler programs, including TSA PreCheck and Global Entry. Recent bombshell reporting revealed that ICE agents...