BITMAP’s effectiveness has not been thoroughly proven, it raises serious privacy concerns, and unanswered questions remain about how the information collected by the program can be used.
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I opposed the effort in the U.S. House tonight to permanently authorize an identification program known as BITMAP – a pilot program run by ICE within the Department of Homeland Security.
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Given these serious concerns, it would be wrong to indefinitely extend and enshrine in the U.S. Code a program where considerable doubts remain. Under the Trump Administration, both DHS and ICE have proven track record of discriminatory actions.
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Congress should not be expanding their license to discriminate, but instead be conducting vigorous oversight to ensure privacy and civil rights protections are defended.
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