H.R. 7172 – TRACK ICE Act

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The TRACK ICE Act changes aviation privacy rules and adds transparency requirements for flights used in U.S. immigration enforcement. It stops private aircraft used for ICE, CBP, or other DHS deportation and detention missions from hiding flight information, and it forces the government to release detailed flight and detainee data to the public within three days of each operation. The bill mainly affects private aircraft owners, DHS immigration agencies, and the general public who will gain access to this information.

Key Provisions

Amends the FAA privacy rules (49 U.S.C. §44114) so that private aircraft owners or operators cannot claim privacy protection for flights that are run for, under contract with, or on behalf of ICE, CBP, or other DHS immigration enforcement agencies, or that are used to detain, deport, or transport people in immigration custody and that receive federal funding.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish, within 72 hours of each such immigration‑related flight, basic flight information and detailed data about the detainees on board, making it publicly accessible.
Specifies that the published flight data must include departure and arrival times, airport codes, aircraft registration and identification, the number of detainees, and demographic details (nationality, sex, age group, family status) plus any restraints used during the flight.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

January 22, 2026

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Introduced in House

January 21, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

January 21, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

January 22, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 21, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7172

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2026

Ms. Crockett (for herself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit eligibility of certain aviation privacy programs for immigration aircraft operations, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transparency Requirements for Aircraft Carriers to Know Immigration Conduct and Enforcement Act or the TRACK ICE Act.

2.

Limitation on FAA privacy programs for immigration aircraft operators

Section 44114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

(d)

Applicability to certain aircraft operations

A private aircraft owner or operator shall not be eligible for withholding of information under subsections (a) and (b) for any aircraft operation that is—

(1)

operated by, under contract or subcontract with, or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection;

(2)

used for the purpose of detention, deportation, or the transport of individuals in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security in connection with the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); and

(3)

receives Federal funding or any other financial assistance for operation described in paragraphs (1) and (2).

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3.

Transparency of flight data

(a)

In general

Not later than 72 hours after each aircraft operation carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection, or the Coast Guard for the purpose of detention, deportation, or the transport of individuals in the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security in connection with the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish flight data for such aircraft operation in a manner that is accessible to the public.

(b)

Flight data defined

In this section, the term flight data includes—

(1)

the date and time of departure at origin airport;

(2)

the date and time of arrival at arrival airport;

(3)

the departure airport’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) code and the ICE Air mission designation;

(4)

the arrival airport’s ICAO code and the ICE Air mission designation;

(5)

the aircraft registration number;

(6)

the ICAO aircraft identification code;

(7)

the number of individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other immigration enforcement agency who boarded and deplaned at each departure and arrival location; and

(8)

demographic data for each detainee transported on each individual departure and arrival flight leg (identified by ICAO airport codes), including—

(A)

nationality;

(B)

sex;

(C)

age category (grouped as 0–10; 11–17; 18–50; 51+);

(D)

family composition category (specifying, at a minimum, single adult, unaccompanied child, or family unit); and

(E)

the type and quantity of any restraints used for the duration of the flights on each detained individual, such as handcuffs, shackles on arms and legs, or full-body restraint device.