Are ICE Agents at Texas Airports? Here’s What We Know
(KNUE-FM) We’ve all heard over the past few days that ICE agents will be assisting operations at airports across the country, but does that include Texas? The answer to that question is yes.
According to KVUE, it’s normal for federal officers to be present at international airports, but it’s unusual to see their visibility at TSA security checkpoints.
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Why Federal Agents Are Being Deployed
Federal immigration officers have been deployed to 14 U.S. airports this week after President Donald Trump said they were to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during the government shutdown.
On Monday morning, there were reports that ICE agents were seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. But that’s not all, as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said ‘hundreds' of officers will be deployed, but where they’re going isn’t being disclosed for security reasons.
White House Border Czar Tom Homan said that ICE agents are at 14 U.S. airports with more to come.
Airports Where ICE Agents Have Been Spotted
ICE agents have also been reported in New Orleans at Louis Armstrong International Airport. And also in Phoenix at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Cleveland at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
ICE Presence in Texas Airports
When it comes to Texas airports, ICE agents have been spotted at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Other outlets are reporting seeing ICE agents at the following airports:
- Chicago-O’Hare International Airport
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston)
- Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)
- LaGuardia Airport (New York)
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- Philadelphia International Airport
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport
- Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers, Florida)
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