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H.R. 2685 119th Congress House

Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2025

Official title: To prohibit the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from accepting warrants for the arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from accepting warrants for the arrest of aliens as valid proof of identification at aviation security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 7, 2025 Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Apr 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Apr 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Doesn't Fly Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the non-U.S. national is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.

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Brecheen, Josh
Oklahoma · Nov 20, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2685: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2685/
MLA
"H.R. 2685: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2685/.
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H.R. 2685, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2685/.
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[H.R. 2685: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2685/)
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