Protect the personal data of DACA applicants by prohibiting its disclosure to ICE, CBP, and other law enforcement agencies except for limited exceptions tied to implementation, fraud prevention, national security, or felony investigations unrelated to immigration status.

The Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act would provide a statutory guarantee to current and prospective Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program applicants, also known as Dreamers, that the private information they provide in their applications will not be used against them. ... The Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act will prohibit the DHS Secretary from disclosing information included in an individual’s application for the DACA program to law enforcement agencies, including ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for any purpose other than the implementation of the DACA program, with limited exceptions.

King cosponsors legislation to bar disclosure of DACA application data to immigration and other law enforcement agencies, with narrow exceptions.

King Cosponsors Bill to Prohibit Sharing of Personal Data of DACA Program Applicants with Immigration Officials
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U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined legislation to prohibit the sharing of sensitive personal data ... The Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act will prohibit the DHS Secretary from disclosing information included in an individual’s application for the DACA program to law enforcement agencies, including ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for any purpose other than the implementation of the DACA program, with limited exceptions.

King formally cosponsored the exact type of DACA data-privacy restriction described in the claim, including limits on disclosure to ICE and CBP with narrow exceptions.

partial later_term A for effort

King Cosponsors Bill to Prohibit Sharing of Personal Data of DACA Program Applicants with Immigration Officials
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The Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act will prohibit the DHS Secretary from disclosing information included in an individual’s application for the DACA program to law enforcement agencies, including ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for any purpose other than the implementation of the DACA program, with limited exceptions ... the bill is co-sponsored by ... Angus King (I-Maine).

The sponsoring Senate office confirms King was a cosponsor of legislation matching the claim’s disclosure-ban language and exceptions.

partial later_term A for effort

Heinrich Leads Legislation to Protect Dreamers’ Data, Prevent DHS from Referring Dreamers to ICE & CBP
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I am also pleased to have worked with my colleagues to introduce legislation like the Protect Dreamer Confidentiality Act. This bill would ensure that the information Dreamers provided to the government isn’t somehow used against them for immigration enforcement.

King publicly associated himself with advancing the same confidentiality concept earlier in his Senate service, but this was still advocacy rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, December 7, 2017
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S.2350, the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025, is listed on King’s Congress.gov member page with latest action: "Senate - 07/17/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary" and status "Introduced."

The relevant DACA-confidentiality bill associated with King’s policy stance never advanced beyond introduction and referral, so the promised prohibition was not enacted in the legislative record available here.

unresolved unknown A for effort

Angus S. King Jr. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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King’s office said he had joined the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act, which would bar DHS disclosure of DACA application information to ICE, CBP, and other law enforcement except for limited implementation, fraud, and security exceptions.

This confirms King took a concrete legislative step aligned with the pledge, but the source shows advocacy and cosponsorship rather than delivery of the confidentiality prohibition itself.

unresolved later_term A for effort

King Cosponsors Bill to Prohibit Sharing of Personal Data of DACA Program Applicants with Immigration Officials
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S.2350 — Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025 is listed on King’s member page with latest action: "Senate - 07/17/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary" and status "Introduced."

The relevant confidentiality bill tied to the claim did not advance beyond introduction and committee referral in the official congressional record, so the promised prohibition was not enacted there.

never unknown A for effort

Angus S. King Jr. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined legislation to prohibit the sharing of sensitive personal data with ICE and CBP. The release says the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act would provide a statutory guarantee to DACA applicants that their private information will not be used against them, with limited exceptions for implementation, fraud prevention, and national security.

King took a concrete legislative step matching the promise by cosponsoring a bill with the same disclosure limits and exceptions, but the source reflects sponsorship rather than enacted protection.

partial later_term A for effort

King Cosponsors Bill to Prohibit Sharing of Personal Data of DACA Program Applicants with Immigration Officials
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%