Trump team is ‘drawing up’ plans to stop international flights to some Democratic cities

Independent -   The Trump administration is “drawing up” plans to stop international flights to some Democratic “sanctuary cities,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.

Mullin said the administration was looking at halting the processing of international travelers at major U.S. airports in response to Democratic leaders who have not cooperated with President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in their cities.

The Homeland Security chief singled out Democrats in Newark, New Jersey, due to recent clashes between law enforcement and protesters at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. Other sanctuary cities—which limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities— whose airports could be impacted by the plans include Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle and San Francisco.