Mullin Eyes Customs Cuts at 18 Sanctuary-City Airports as Newark Wins Reprieve
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Updated · Forbes · Jun 3
Mullin Eyes Customs Cuts at 18 Sanctuary-City Airports as Newark Wins Reprieve
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jun 3
Summary
DHS is drafting plans to remove customs screening from international airports in Democratic-led sanctuary cities, while Mullin said Newark no longer faces that threat.
Newark was spared after New Jersey boosted police support and imposed an overnight curfew around the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, where protests had prompted Mullin to threaten shifting CBP officers there.
The White House has not approved the broader plan, which Mullin says targets jurisdictions that obstruct federal immigration enforcement; DOJ has identified 18 sanctuary cities, including Newark, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Travel and airline groups warned suspending customs processing would disrupt the national air system and damage U.S. credibility, with the U.S. Travel Association estimating Newark alone could lose $8 billion in international visitor spending.