ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency

Source: Reuters/b]

Exclusive: ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke
April 7, 2026 6:03 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips ​shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump's presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by ‌Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known.

The leads came from the Transportation Security Administration, which supplied ICE with records on more than 31,000 travelers for possible immigration enforcement, the data showed.

Reuters could not determine how many arrests took place inside airports, although the TSA tips would mainly be useful in determining when a person would ​be traveling.

ICE and TSA are part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The agencies have historically shared information related to national security ​threats, but they began focusing on routine immigration arrests last year as part of Trump’s mass deportation effort.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-arrested-more-than-800-people-after-tips-us-airport-security-agency-2026-04-07/

Alternate link via The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/tsa-ice-arrests-airports