Mullin Threatens Airport Closures in Sanctuary Cities

0:00It's April 7th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today, World News powered by AI. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Weimullen dropped a bombshell this week, saying Customs agents might stop handling international travelers at big. Airports in sanctuary cities that won't play ball with the Trump administration's tough immigration push. We're talking major hubs where cooperation is off the table, potentially freezing out flights and shipments. This hits airports in spots like Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Seattle, and San Francisco places the justice. Department flag back in October 2025. Last year alone, the three main New York airports saw over 50 million international arrivals, so the ripple effects could be massive. The stakes are high with trade grinding to a halt, tourism taking a dive, and even the fiefil world cup kicking off an early June facing chaos. It's all tied to a partisan standoff since mid-February, where Democrats blocked extra funding

1:01for immigration enforcement without dialing back the. Aggressive moves. Mullen floated this during a chat with reporters in North Carolina, calling it just one option on the table as Congress stalls on Department of Homeland Security Cash. No final call yet. He's stressing talks are coming, but cities dodging federal immigration rules make no sense for processing global traffic. Bottom line, Mullen insists those local sanctuary laws clash with federal ones and can't stand, leaving everyone watching have his funding fight, shakes out for air travel nationwide.