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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal in New York

Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates

ICE officers stand at an airport TSA security checkpoint as travelers wait in line
ICE agents at a TSA checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta in March. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

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.

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