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Pramila Jayapal

U.S. Representative (D-WA)

We are at an incredibly dangerous moment in this country, where overzealous and overly violent ICE and Border Patrol agents are increasing their use of biometric identification systems. This has become a surveillance state with militarized federal troops on our streets to terrorize and intimidate US citizens and residents alike. We must urgently pass the ICE Out of Our Faces Act to stop the proliferation of this technology, protect our communities, and protect our democracy.

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Pramila Jayapal, quoted in “Markey, Merkley, Wyden, Jayapal Introduce Bill to Ban ICE and CBP Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump’s Rapidly Growing Surveillance State,” February 5, 2026.

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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

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AI Verified The verified quote directly supports restricting facial-recognition and biometric surveillance by government; it clearly signals support for the stated ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Jayapal urges passage to stop biometric-identification proliferation; this supports the recorded for answer. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Primary Markey Senate release (Feb. 5, 2026) attributes this wording to Rep. Pramila Jayapal; text and date match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

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