How do they justify <i>Immigration</i> and <i>Customs</i> enforcement working domestic flights and departures in general? Isn't ICE's scope supposed to be limited to what/who is coming <i>into</i> the country from foreign countries?<p>Of course, that's a rhetorical question. When you're an autocrat, you do not need to justify your actions.

Seems like a big own-goal for the administration to inject an agency which (according to polls[1]) is quite broadly hated into the daily lives of millions.<p>Politically they're just going from failure (immigration policy broadly considered a failure) to failure (starting a new forever war in the middle east is universally hated) to failure (this).<p>It's no wonder they're trying to burn the election system to the ground to prevent a fair election from occurring this year. It's the only way they're staying out of jail, especially Tom "cash bribes only" Homan.<p>[1] <a href="https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-actions-of-ice-february-2026/" rel="nofollow">https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-actions-of-ice-febru...</a>

For all its flaws, TSA (at least under previous administrations) did a lot of design thinking work around how to streamline flows through airports, minimize travel stress and conflict, and optimize to minimize traveler complaints while continuing to maintain security.<p>Bringing in shock theater optimized staff is a particularly poor fit for a scenario that will impact a disproportionately voting and bipartisan pool of citizens.<p>There's a reason advertising in airports is generally targeted at corporate leaders and decision makers.

Seems ICE is basically just a slush fund to use wherever they see fit.

Straight white US citizen male here. This scares the shit out of me. I travel for work all the time, but understanding that we will now have barely trained, and in many cases completely lawless, consequence-free federal officers in direct, high stress, public areas where lots of people are constantly passing through seems like an absolute recipe for tragedy.<p>This will 100% make me reconsider travel and avoid airports with ICE agents. I think the writing on the wall is clear, nobody is safe.

Keep in mind that the Democrats have proposed <i>five</i> bills to fund the TSA, and the Republicans have shot them all down.<p>This reichstag fire is manufactured.

Step 2 in a nazi takeover of the United States. More is coming.

The US tourism industry must be just lapping this up ...<p>"Visit the USA ... starting your holiday off wiv your papers, and a bang! Schnell !!! "

This country is a shithole