DHS to Undocumented Immigrants: Don't Fly Within the U.S. Unless You're Self-Deporting

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 30: TSA workers assist travelers through security while an ICE agent patrols at BWI Airport on March 30, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. Airports around the country started recovering from long lines as TSA Agents begin to receive their first paychecks after about 61,000 TSA employees had been working without pay since a partial government shutdown started February 14. (Credit: Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security says the Trump administration is working to prevent undocumented immigrants from flying within the United States, as immigration attorneys and airline employees report a growing ICE presence at airports and increased use of passenger data to locate travelers.

"This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens who are illegally in our country can no longer fly, unless it is to leave the country and self-deport," DHS told CNN. The agency said it had reversed a Biden-era policy that allowed undocumented immigrants to travel by air domestically.