H.R. 2843House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2023

Introduced April 25, 2023

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The Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2023 bars the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from treating immigration arrest or removal warrants as valid identification at airport security checkpoints. It applies to all travelers, except for non‑citizens who are currently being removed from the United States under immigration law.

Key Provisions

  • TSA may not accept ICE Form I‑200 (arrest warrant) or Form I‑205 (removal/deportation warrant) as proof of identity at aviation security checkpoints.
  • The prohibition does not apply to an alien who is being removed from the United States under immigration law.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

April 25, 2023

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April 25, 2023

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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

April 25, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

April 25, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 25, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2843

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 25, 2023

Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To prohibit the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from accepting warrants for the arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at aviation security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2023.

2.

Prohibition of use of ICE arrest warrants as identification at aviation security checkpoints

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may not accept a prohibited document as valid proof of identification at an aviation security checkpoint.

(b)

Exception

Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an alien who is being removed from the United States in accordance with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).

(c)

Prohibited document defined

In this section, the term prohibited document means any of the following:

(1)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien (or any successor form).

(2)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I–205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation (or any successor form).