US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports
The plan could disrupt international flights and cargo at major airports, with more than 50 million travelers passing through New York airports last year, officials said.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed Tuesday that the Trump administration is drafting plans to suspend international traveler and cargo processing at major airports within "sanctuary jurisdictions" that resist federal immigration crackdowns.
- The proposed operational freeze could target massive transit hubs in major metro areas, with Mullin explicitly naming facilities in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Newark, San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, and Seattle as prospective targets.
- Aviation and travel industry advocacy groups immediately issued warnings over the proposal, stating that stripping Customs and Border Protection staff from major hubs would inflict devastating economic disruptions on commercial aviation, global logistics, and international tourism.
- The strategy has exposed apparent policy rifts within the administration, as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy publicly questioned the move during a congressional hearing by stating that federal authorities should not shutter commercial air travel based purely on local political disagreements.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he's working on a plan that would shut down international flights that land at airports in sanctuary jurisdictions -- a move to pressure anti-ICE politicians.
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DHS head doubles down on plan to cripple all international travel into airports in sanctuary cities — including NYC
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Mullin ‘drawing up plans’ to halt international flight processing in ‘sanctuary cities’
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said late Tuesday he is “drawing up plans” to end the processing of international flights in left-leaning cities, pointing to protests outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey as rationale. Mullin’s comments follow weekend protests at Delaney Hall in Newark, where Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was pepper sprayed during an interaction…
Mullin Says DHS Drawing Up Plans to Stop Processing Immigration at Sanctuary City Airports
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is “drawing up plans” to halt customs and immigration processing at airports in sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on May 26. In an interview with Fox News, Mullin said he had discussed the plans to stop processing international travelers at sanctuary cities with the White House but that no decision had been made…
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