DHS, Trump and sanctuary city airports
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DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin proposed halting international flights at Newark Airport. Here's what it means — and what's actually changing.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested halting international flights to Newark airport over clashes with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Delaney Hall. On Monday, a group of New Jersey Democratic officials tried to gain access to Delaney Hall to assess the conditions of the Newark ICE detention center.
A idea to halt international flights flying into sanctuary-city airports could cause major disruptions for millions of travelers.
The Trump administration has asked the FAA to evaluate the risks of building the president’s “triumphal arch” less than two miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, one of the busiest in the nation.
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As Trump targets Newark, Fox News host sees ‘a boon for red states.’ Critics see ‘Idiocracy’
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner faced backlash Thursday after declaring a proposal to halt international flights from arriving in sanctuary cities as a “boon” for Republican states. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin floated a plan that would halt international flights from flying into Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday.