ICE Arrests Surge at Airports

0:00It's April 7th. This is Global News Today, your AI-powered source for world news. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 800 people based on tips from federal airport security since Donald Trump. Took office through February of 2026. That's according to internal data, reviewed by Reuters, way higher than what was known before. The tips came from the Transportation Security Administration, sharing records on over 31,000 travelers. This all ties back to TSA's Secure Flight Program, started back in 2007 to spot terrorism risks by checking passenger names against. Watch lists. Under Trump's push for mass deportations, it's now fueling routine immigration busts, a big shift from its original national security focus. Folks are fired up over surprise arrests, riding airports, like a college student heading from Boston to Texas for Thanksgiving, and a mom, NABDAD, San Francisco International. Foreign lawyers report cases, too, including an Irish couple with U.S. kids deported after

1:03trying to fly home from vacation, and a Chinese woman, caught at Atlanta in Root to Philly. Meanwhile, a partisan budget battle-stalled funding for Homeland Security, leaving TSA workers without paychecks and sparking sickouts. Trump sent ICE agents to over a dozen airports in March to help with screening, but more than 40 House Democrats slammed it in a letter, warning, it had sparked confusion and fear. As this deportation drive ramps up, airports stay a hotspot for enforcement, blending security checks with immigration crackdowns in ways that have everyone watching closely.