ICE expands airport arrests of travelers with expired visas across the United States
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at at least 15 U.S. airports, extending enforcement beyond individuals with final deportation orders.
The Trump administration set a goal of roughly 2,000 daily arrests, targeting spouses of U.S. citizens, tech workers, and people with pending immigration applications. Reported cases include an Argentinian man detained at Oakland/San Francisco Bay Airport on June 27 and Ukrainian national Iryna Gorb detained at San Francisco International Airport after a trip to Portland.
Immigrant‑rights groups and attorneys, such as Jazmin Preciado of Centro Legal de la Raza, are urging non‑citizens to avoid air travel. ICE also announced plans for four new detention facilities with a combined capacity of 5,500 beds in Denver, Seattle, Miami and Pennsylvania.
Entities: Centro Legal de la Raza · Department of Homeland Security (DHS) · Donald Trump · Iryna Gorb · Jazmin Preciado · Transportation Security Administration (TSA) · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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- [● 7 SOURCES] ICE has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at at least 15 U.S. airports. (multiple reports)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Arrests have targeted spouses of U.S. citizens, tech workers, and individuals with pending immigration applications. (multiple reports)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] ICE has requested contracts to build four new detention facilities with a combined capacity of 5,500 beds in Denver, Seattle, Miami and Pennsylvania. (government solicitation documents)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Ukrainian national Iryna Gorb was detained at San Francisco International Airport after returning from Portland. (local reporting)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The program is an expansion of a partnership between ICE and the Transportation Security Administration. (multiple reports)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Immigration attorneys have advised non‑citizens to avoid air travel due to the arrests. (multiple reports)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Trump administration aims to double daily arrests to about 2,000. (multiple reports)
- [● 2 SOURCES] An Argentinian man was detained at Oakland/San Francisco Bay Airport on June 27 while preparing to fly to Texas. (local reporting)