A new immigration bill sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn John CornynCalls grow for Biden to expand election map in final sprint Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Chamber of Commerce endorses McSally for reelection MORE (R-Texas) would dramatically ramp up surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border and could increase the use of biometric data and drones.

The bill, which was released last week and is currently posted on Cornyn’s website, contains several provisions that would change current border security policy.

The bill would implement a “biometric exit data system” at the 15 busiest international airports in America, which would “match biometric information for an alien who is departing the United States against the biometric information obtained for the alien upon entry to the United States.”

It also calls for unmanned drones to be used to surveil the border 24 hours a day, five days a week as part of its aim to conduct “continuous surveillance.”

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The bill also aims for the Department of Homeland Security to have access to a facial recognition system for “the greatest extent practicable … inspect[ing] travelers at United States airports of entry."

Federal border agents are already testing facial recognition programming, according to a report earlier this month.

The news follows President Trump’s endorsement of a bill last week that would curb legal immigration. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton Tom Bryant CottonRenewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death Republicans call for DOJ to prosecute Netflix executives for releasing 'Cuties' Loeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' MORE (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), would cut in half the number of legal immigrants allowed into the U.S. over the next decade.



After the announcement, Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.) said the bill wouldn’t have enough support to pass the Senate.

"That bill's not going to pass. ... I think the White House knows that you don't have 60 votes for that in the Senate," Rubio told a Florida CBS station.