Airports
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent performed a Heimlich maneuver on a 1-year-old boy who stopped breathing in a crowded TSA line at JFK International Airport in New York on Thursday. The child resumed breathing after the intervention, and emergency medical services later cleared him to fly. The incident occurred amid ICE agents' deployment to assist TSA during a partial government shutdown.
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The US Department of Homeland Security has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to several major airports as of March 23, 2026, amid a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing crisis caused by a partial government shutdown. ICE personnel are providing support at hubs like Atlanta (ATL), New York (JFK), and Newark (EWR), but not at Orlando International Airport (MCO). Travelers to Disney parks face extended wait times at understaffed checkpoints.
The US Department of Transportation has canceled 13 current or planned routes of Mexican airlines from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) and Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to its territory. This action responds to Mexico's non-compliance with the 2015 bilateral aviation agreement, as announced by Secretary Sean Duffy. It affects Viva Aerobus, Aeroméxico, and its subsidiary Connect, impacting flights to cities like Houston, New York, and Los Angeles.
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German airports have called on federal and state police to act more decisively against drones. The ADV association holds security authorities responsible and demands a situation center. Bavaria has approved a draft law for defense.