The Transportation Security Administration has quietly shared airline passenger information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raising new concerns about surveillance, privacy and immigration enforcement far from the border.

According to reporting from The New York Times, TSA regularly provided ICE with lists of domestic airline passengers, allowing immigration authorities to cross-check travelers against deportation databases. In at least one documented case, ICE agents arrested a young immigrant at an airport after identifying them through the data-sharing process.

The program was not publicly disclosed, and travelers were not informed that their flight information could be used for immigration enforcement. Civil liberties advocates argue the practice effectively turns routine a

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