Trump administration 'drawing up plans' to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities

[ImNotGod]

The Trump administration has threatened to stop processing international flights in major cities around the country as a reaction to protests against immigration enforcement.

Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday that the administration is “drawing up plans” to take the action, in response to days of clashes at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey.

They plan to withdraw immigration processing services at cities with so-called sanctuary laws, which ban or limit local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.

He questioned the provision of federal immigration services at Newark Liberty international airport while Democratic lawmakers were showing up and joining demonstrators in criticizing conditions inside the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/dhs-international-flights-sanctuary-cities

I bet the tourist industry just looooove them some tRump

[RockRaven]

1. Whatever. Do it, or do not. But take your threats and shove them up your ass.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. So, that will leave, what, Miami, Houston, and Dallas, to pick up processing all international travel? Some one had

better check the volumes of international flights at these major airports and explain how it would be possible to even keep the 3 'big' US airlines in business.

A quick Google says this:
In 2024, the U.S. saw 72.39 million international visitor arrivals, a 9.1% increase over 2023. Outbound travel by U.S. citizens hit a record 107.7 million.
Miami handled 25 million and Houston a mere 12.5 million and Dallas just 6.2 million.

[efhmc]

3. Yeah right do this to Houston, Dallas, SA and Austin and just see what happens you idiot.

[pfitz59]

4. I suggest the cities and states targeted ignore the order.

Unenforecable.

[GenThePerservering]

5. Uh, Mark Manynames

That's not going to work in the Real World. Damn - he's even dumber than Noem.

[Martin68]

6. Sounds like another great plan by our "Dear Leader." If carried out, it will piss off Republicans as much as Democrats.

[IbogaProject]

7. Ooh Im sure his donors will love this

We know this wont happen. There is no way they distupt air traffic to Noston, NYC, LA & the Bay Area.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

8. That's true.

There would be reverberations throughout the country.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

9. That will be great for FIFA and the Olympics.

Freaking morons!

[mdbl]

10. Because everyone will love only having a red city to fly to