TSA Passenger Data Shared with ICE for Immigration Enforcement Under Secret Agreement

Newly released documents obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight reveal a formal data-sharing agreement between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that has been in place since May 2025. The agreement allows TSA to share personal information from airline passengers with ICE for immigration enforcement purposes, contradicting testimony from acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, who told Congress in January that the agency does not send passenger information to ICE. The agreement, which remains in effect until terminated and is reviewed every five years, targets noncitizens with expired visas, pending legal status renewals, or unauthorized presence. American Oversight Executive Director Chioma Chukwu warned the agreement sets a dangerous precedent for privacy and civil liberties. The Trump administration's use of passenger data expands its interior deportation campaign, though the number of resulting enforcement actions remains unclear.