Biometricupdate.com: “House Democrats introduced legislation that if passed would force federal immigration enforcement agents to wear a public-facing identification in the form of a clearly visible and scannable QR code during enforcement actions. The measure, H.R. 7233, was introduced last week by Rep. Ritchie Torre, a Democrat from New York, and referred to the House judiciary and homeland security committees. It currently has two cosponsors, Democratic Reps. Darren Soto and Shri Thanedar, and has taken no steps beyond initial referral. Aimed at “unmasking” immigration enforcement agents, H.R. 7233 lands in the middle of an intensifying political fight over immigration enforcement tactics, including public encounters involving officers whose identities have been impossible to confirm in the moment. Backers describe what is being called the Quick Recognition Act as a transparency and de-escalation measure in which, rather than civilians demanding physical credentials in a tense setting, a uniformed officer’s QR code could be scanned to verify who they are. As of publication, the bill’s text has not yet been received, and there is no official summary posted. That means the public record on the bill’s exact statutory language is still incomplete, even as the concept has circulated widely. If H.R. 7233 were to become law, the QR code would resolve to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted verification page where identifying information about the officer and a secure complaint intake mechanism would be available. If implemented, the policy would create a standardized, scannable “point of truth” for identity verification during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encounters…”