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Reports of Airport Immigration Arrests Come Amid Increased TSA-ICE Collaboration, Sources Say

Plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are detaining travelers at at least 15 U.S. airports, confronting them at check-in counters and arrival gates as part of an expanded partnership with the Transportation Security Administration .
The collaboration intensified after TSA and ICE signed a 2025 agreement to share traveler data, with the White House pressuring ICE to record 2,000 daily arrests to fulfill the Trump administration's deportation agenda.
Agents reportedly treat travelers as "easy targets" at secure locations, with "some of the arrests have occurred quietly, while others have happened as angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters," according to reports.
Immigrants' rights advocates now urge non-citizens to avoid air travel, with attorney Jazmin Preciado, of Centro Legal de la Raza, warning that travelers must determine if "the risks are worth it" during this administration.
These operations increasingly target individuals without criminal records, including visa overstayers and asylum seekers, marking a significant departure from prior years when authorities prioritized deporting those with documented criminal histories.

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