00:00The Trump administration is ramping up its immigration crackdown again,
00:03this time focusing on America's airports. Immigration agents have begun arresting people
00:07accused of overstaying their visas as they prepare to board domestic and international flights.
00:12The Department of Homeland Security says the new enforcement push reverses a Biden-era policy that
00:17allowed people in the country illegally to continue flying within the United States.
00:21Video of some of the arrests has gone viral, with detentions reported at major airports,
00:26including Los Angeles, Denver, Las Vegas, Nashville, and San Francisco.
00:30ICE has actually been operating at U.S. airports for more than a year.
00:33The recent ramp-up is part of its push to meet the Trump administration's aggressive daily arrest goals.
00:39The administration says that more than 3 million illegal immigrants have left the U.S.
00:43or been deported since President Trump returned to office,
00:45including about 2.2 million who officials say chose to self-deport.
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