Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests
A dramatic increase in immigration enforcement at US airports has reportedly placed the airline industry at odds with the Trump administration as workers decline to help federal officials arrest their targets – many of whom have pending applications for visas, asylum or green cards.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – both part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – have expanded their collaboration to make as many as three dozen daily arrests at US airports last month, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Alexandra Villarreal in New York.
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