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Trump administration ‘drawing up plans’ to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities

The Guardian World Wednesday 27 May 2026, 21:44 UTC By José Olivares 1 min read
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The Trump administration is reportedly developing plans to halt the processing of international flights in major cities. This potential action is a direct response to recent protests and clashes outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in New Jersey. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed that the administration is currently drawing up these measures.

Markwayne Mullin, DHS secretary, said move would come in response to protests outside ICE facility in New Jersey

The Trump administration has threatened to stop processing international flights in major cities around the country as a reaction to protests against immigration enforcement.

Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said on Tuesday that the administration is “drawing up plans” to take the action, in response to days of clashes at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey.

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