Originally Posted by
catocony
You may see ICE/CBP guys floating around, but again, on a domestic flight - where they have absolutely zero authority...
I agree with you on everything else you've said but this one. The CBP may set up a random immigration check anywhere within 100 miles of the border. The OP will be departing and arriving in the places that are less than 100 miles from the border. But like you said, the chances of encountering such a checkpoint are very slim.