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ICE Steps Up Airport Arrests of Visa Overstays in Latest Escalation of Immigration Crackdown

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 28: ICE agents walk through the terminal at LaGuardia Airport, on March 28, 2026 in New York, New York. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. (Credit: Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

The Trump administration has expanded immigration enforcement to U.S. airports, where plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are increasingly arresting travelers with expired visas, including people awaiting immigration benefits and spouses of U.S. citizens.

Immigration attorneys told The New York Times that the practice marks a significant shift, as domestic air travel has traditionally not exposed many visa overstays with pending applications to detention.

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