Some immigrants should avoid domestic air travel

ICE is increasingly arresting individuals at airports - both before they depart and after they arrive - and charging them with overstaying their visa. In particular, we have seen the TSA and ICE share information and then ICE arrests individuals who entered lawfully on a visa, and applied for asylum, and are still waiting to be scheduled for an asylum interview. Even though those individuals are lawfully present in the US, generally have work authorization, and generally have a REAL ID that should give them the right to travel freely within the U.S., ICE is detaining these folks.

Please talk with your immigration attorney before getting on a flight if you have any questions or concerns about your immigration status and what it could mean for you ability to safely travel.