ICE Arrests Spark Controversy at Airports

0:00U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has nabbed over 800 people using tips from the Transportation Security Administration. Reuters dug up internal ice data showing TSA flagged 31,000 travelers for potential action all the way from the start of President. Trump's term through February of 2026, TSA Secure Flight Program, kicked off back in 2007 for spotting terrorism risks on watchlists, handed over those travel records. It helps ice time their moves when folks are on the move. Plus, Trump announced in March he'd send ICE agents to airports to speed up those long security lines amid worker shortages. These busts have folks fired up, especially reports of grabs right in airports. Think a college kid headed home for Thanksgiving from Boston to Texas last year, or a viral video of a woman crying on her knees at San Francisco, international, while agents cuffed her in front of her daughter. Lawyers say they've seen it too, like an Irish couple with kids detained flying Florida

1:00to New York, or a Chinese woman snagged at Atlanta, heading to. Philly, Department of Homeland Security backs the arrests, saying those folks had final removal orders. Democrats are pushing back hard, with over 40 house members firing off a letter calling ICE's airport presence confusing and scary, tying it to. Bigger fights over funding and shut down drama. As this plays out, the class between security pushes and family heartbreaks keeps heating up, with airports caught right in the middle. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Dallas News Today update, AI powered and always on.