Coverage dated July 28, 2026 to July 31, 2026

ICE agents increasingly arresting immigrants at U.S. airports

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

ICE agents have ramped up arrests at some U.S. airports, working with the TSA to crack down on travelers at check-in counters and even at the departure gates. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. ICE Arrests Surge at Airports

    Headline from RealClear Investigations ·

  2. Newest

    ICE agents increasingly arresting immigrants at U.S. airports

    Headline from CBS News ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. KVIA El Paso

    ICE arrests at US airports are happening more frequently, attorneys say. Here’s what we know (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Alexandra Skores, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at US airports are raising alarm among attorneys who say they are happening more frequently, citing a series of incidents where passengers have been abruptly swept up by agents when they’re tra…

  2. RealClear Investigations

    ICE Arrests Surge at Airports (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    RealClear Investigations's feed description

    Hamed Aleaziz & Miriam Jordan, NYT Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in...

  3. Latin Times

    ICE Steps Up Airport Arrests of Visa Overstays in Latest Escalation of Immigration Crackdown (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Department of Homeland Security data show the agency arrested 43,138 people in June, the highest monthly total since President Donald Trump returned to office

  4. Washington Examiner

    ICE arresting visa overstayers at airports coast to coast: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have begun taking illegal immigrants into custody at airports nationwide in an effort to increase arrests, according to a new report. ICE has linked up with another Department of Homeland Security agency, the Transportation Security Administration, to put…

  5. CBS News

    Airport immigration arrests stem from TSA-ICE collaboration, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports​​, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral​, stem from increased collaboration, ICE sources tell CBS News.

  6. The Daily Wire

    ICE Ramps Up New Tactic To Nab Foreigners Overstaying Visas (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have descended on airports across the country, expanding enforcement operations to target illegal immigrants who overstayed their visas, according to The New York Times.

  7. New York Post

    ICE is now busting migrants who overstayed visas when they check into airports — reversing a Biden policy (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    ICE has begun arresting foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas at airports around the country as the Trump administration casts a wider net to round up those in the country illegally.

  8. KHOU Houston

    ICE works with TSA to enforce immigration efforts at airports across the country (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    ICE confirms TSA shares data for immigration enforcement at airports. After a Bellaire student’s detention, immigration attorneys are urging clients to avoid flying.

  9. CBS News

    Airport immigration arrests climb as result of increased ICE-TSA collaboration, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Sources tell CBS News a recent rise in immigration-related arrests in U.S. airports is due to a closer collaboration between ICE and the TSA. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    ICE is expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The agency has been apprehending travelers who entered the country legally but overstayed their visas, as ICE and the TSA appear to increase information sharing.

  11. CBS News

    ICE agents increasingly arresting immigrants at U.S. airports (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    ICE agents have ramped up arrests at some U.S. airports, working with the TSA to crack down on travelers at check-in counters and even at the departure gates. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Off the news: With TSA’s help, ICE lands in airports (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The deportation drive has reached American airports, where federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers, au pair and others whose visas have expired, regardless of whether they are seeking renewals or have active applications to stay in the country.

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