ICE surge expands across US, airports as crackdown on migrants grows
by: Jeff Arnold, Ali Bradley
Posted: Jul 31, 2026 / 11:51 PM CDT
Updated: Jul 31, 2026 / 11:51 PM CDT
(NewsNation) — The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration is again focusing on the nation’s interior, surging more federal officers and agents across the United States, including to America’s airports.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been deployed to at least 15 airports after entering an agreement with the Transportation Security Administration that allows the two federal agencies to share data, according to multiple media reports. ABC News reported that the tactic has led to at least 27 arrests since the operation began.
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The pact is making it easier for ICE to identify immigrants who are in the United States illegally, including those who overstayed visas that previously gave them a legal pathway to remain in the country.
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However, the Department of Homeland Security is now ramping up efforts to detain those individuals, including at airports. DHS officials said this week they have ended policies introduced under the Biden administration that allowed immigrants in the country illegally to travel around the country.
https://www.borderreport.com/border-report-tour/immigration/ice-surge-expands-across-us-airports-as-crackdown-on-migrants-grows/
