Trump immigration crackdown: US arrests visa overstayers at airports

The Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown, arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at US airports. Learn about the new enforcement

Sources tell CBS News a recent rise in immigration-related arrests in U.S. airports is due to a closer collaboration between ICE and the TSA. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

US immigration agents are patrolling airports to arrest visa overstayers MEE staff on Wed, 07/29/2026 - 20:06 This comes as June saw the highest rate of immigration detentions since Trump took power Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protesters as they gather outside

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have begun taking illegal immigrants into custody at airports nationwide in an effort to increase arrests, according to a new report. ICE has linked up with another Department of Homeland Security agency, the Transportation Security Administration, to put deportation officer