Crime & Safety
Reports Of Airport Immigration Arrests Come Amid Increased TSA-ICE Collaboration, Sources Say
TSA agents are increasingly giving ICE "tips" or "leads" so that agency can arrest, detain and process individuals for deportation.
July 30, 2026
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Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration between the Transportation Security Agency and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE sources tell CBS News.
TSA has been sharing more information about noncitizen travelers with ICE, including on immigrants who lack criminal records but are suspected of civil immigration violations, like overstaying their visas, the sources say.
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TSA agents are increasingly giving ICE "tips" or "leads" so that agency can arrest, detain and process for deportation individuals who are deemed deportable by the federal government.
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