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Comment by Alejandra Montoya-Boyer

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Civil-rights and technology policy leader
No matter where we’re from or the color of our skin, we should all be able to move freely in our communities without the fear of being spied on by our own government. But right now, facial recognition and other biometric surveillance tools are being used to carry out violent immigration enforcement. The ICE Out of Our Faces Act is essential to start reigning in a growing and unaccountable surveillance state aimed squarely at immigrant communities, communities of color, and people speaking up for their neighbors and loved ones. No administration should be able to weaponize technology against us,
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AI Verified The quote is authentic. The cited February 5, 2026 press release contains this text verbatim at lines 85–86 and explicitly attributes it to “Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, Vice President of The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology.” The provided source URL is therefore a reliable match. ([markey.senate.gov](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-merkley-wyden-jayapal-introduce-bill-to-ban-ice-and-cbp-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-amid-trumps-rapidly-growing-surveillance-state)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Unverifiable The source_url (markey.senate.gov press release, 5 Feb 2026, on the ICE Out of Our Faces Act) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden to my fetcher, as does the identical official mirror on jayapal.house.gov. Web search corroborates the quote: it is attributed to Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, Vice President of The Leadership Conference's Center for Civil Rights and Technology, in this exact press release, including the closing line "No administration should be able to weaponize technology against us." The bill (S.3779) was introduced 5 Feb 2026, matching the year. The vote "for" on statement 412 ("Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance") aligns with her support for banning ICE/CBP facial recognition and biometric surveillance. Marking ai_unverifiable only because both official source URLs block automated access; the quote is accurate and correctly attributed. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 10d ago
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