Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated a threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in sanctuary cities, raising concerns about impacts on international flights. The U.S. Travel Association said Mullin is considering the move after a meeting where the group pressed concerns about other proposals that could hamper travel. U.S. Travel and major airlines condemned the idea, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it does not make sense and that restricting travel based on political views is wrong. Duffy said people need to fly into many places and that air travel should not be shut down because a state does not agree politically. Support within the administration remains unclear, and sanctuary policies generally involve limited cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"U.S. Travel believes such a move would have devastating consequences for the travel industry and communities that depend on international visitation, the industry group said Friday in a statement. The U.S. Travel Association said that Mullin confirmed he is considering withdrawing CBP officers in a meeting where the trade group was pressing its concerns about other proposals the Trump administration is considering that could hamper travel. U.S. Travel and the major airlines quickly condemned the idea, and even Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it doesn't make sense to him."
"Duffy told a Congressional hearing earlier this week that he wasn't familiar with Mullin's remarks, and he'd like to learn more about the context and maybe ask Mullin a question about what he meant. But Duffy said it would be a bad idea to start restricting travel based on political views. After all, at some point Democrats will be in charge and "you will all switch spots at one point - hopefully not too soon Mr. Chairman," Duffy said."
""We have people from around the world and around the country that need to be able to fly into all different kinds of places. We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics," Duffy said. So it's not clear how much support this idea has within the administration, though President Donald Trump has previously threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary cities."
"There is no strict definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities, but the terms generally describe limited cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And courts have rejected the idea of pull"
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