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ICE Arrests Passenger Over Administrative Warrant at Airport

8/20/2026

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ICE agents handcuffed a passenger at an airport after showing an administrative warrant instead of a judicial warrant signed by a judge.
The passenger asked to see the warrant, but agents said it was in their car, escorted her to an unmarked vehicle, and said immigration cases differ from criminal ones.
She requested a pseudonym from TIME fearing retaliation, and TIME reviewed her video while ICE expands its airport presence.

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Story summary

ICE agents handcuffed a passenger at an airport after showing an administrative warrant instead of a judicial warrant signed by a judge.
The passenger asked to see the warrant, but agents said it was in their car, escorted her to an unmarked vehicle, and said immigration cases differ from criminal ones.
She requested a pseudonym from TIME fearing retaliation, and TIME reviewed her video while ICE expands its airport presence.