Immigration and Airports

A 47-page Senate Commerce Committee report alleges the White House directed DOT, FAA, FMCSA and FTA to inventory and divert resources at U.S. airports for migrant sheltering and processing, despite internal warnings about safety and grant-assurance rules. Citing emails and airport records, the report details use or pressure at at least 11 airports, including Boston Logan (up to 352 migrants; $779,000 in costs), Chicago O’Hare (as many as 900; 329 police calls and 26 arrests), and a 2024 security breach at JFK involving a man who ran into a secure area carrying a box cutter and scissors.