Homeland Security Drafting Plans to Stop Processing International Flights at Sanctuary City Airports
The Department of Homeland Security is drafting plans to stop processing international flights at airports in sanctuary cities. These cities, which do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, are seen as problematic by DHS officials. Secretary Markwayne Mullin indicated that this measure aims to pressure local governments resisting federal immigration laws.
- ▪DHS is considering halting international flight processing in sanctuary cities.
- ▪Sanctuary cities are municipalities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
- ▪Secretary Mullin stated that the plan is intended to pressure local politicians who resist federal laws.
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Homeland Security Drafting Plans to Stop Processing International Flights at Sanctuary City Airports David Strom 2:00 PM | May 27, 2026 AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta The logic is sound: The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for defending our borders and enforcing immigration laws, and sanctuary cities promise to prevent the DHS from doing either. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); That's unacceptable for many reasons, but one surely is that such cities become ports of entry for aliens who may be illegally migrating to the country and then be given sanctuary by the governments of these places.
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