For years, undocumented immigrants moved through American airports with a quiet, unspoken tolerance — a fragile passage that allowed them to cross the country without the dangers of the road or the border. The Trump administration has now revoked that arrangement, deploying plainclothes ICE agents to terminals nationwide and transforming the domestic airport into an enforcement zone. More than 25 people from a dozen countries have already been detained mid-journey, among them visa overstayers and those awaiting legal decisions — populations once considered low priority. In closing this passage
Trump administration targets undocumented migrants at airports in new enforcement push
At least 25 migrants detained at airports; Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas arrested mid-boarding in Denver; Phu Nguyen physically restrained by agents; Ukrainian woman arrested in San Francisco; at least 11 detained in California airports.