https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ en Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:27:19 GMT vBulletin 5 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-news/2218585-dhs-has-plans-halt-sanctuary-city-cbp-airport-processing.html Thu, 28 May 2026 21:19:06 GMT Quote:
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at ​major U.S. airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown. . . .

The U.S. Justice Department published a list of so-called sanctuary cities and states that ​included many cities with major international airports.

Among these were Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, .Seattle ⁠and San Francisco.

Mullin first publicly made the threat in April during a dispute over funding for his department but said on Tuesday the idea was under active consideration.

David Shepardson, "US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports", Reuters, Wed., 27 May 2026,
available at https://www.reuters.com/legal/govern...ts-2026-05-27/ .

There is already a thread to discuss the political aspects of this announcement, in the OMNI / PR Forum.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/omni...ry-cities.html (OMNI / PR)

There is also a thread in the UA forum, which has been locked until the threatened plans become closer to reality.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/2218578-dhs-may-remove-cbp-certain-aiports.html (UA)

Please leave the political discussion to the OMNI / PR thread, and focus here on the actual and potential travel consequences of halting international flights to BOS, DEN, PHL, ORD, LAX, NYC, SEA ⁠and SFO.

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