"But Oakland airport officials are clueless about whether this is happening to travelers flying through OAK. The Times reported on Friday that the Transportation Security Administration provides a list to ICE multiple times a week that includes air travelers who will be passing through airports. ICE officials can cross-reference people from the list to the agency's database of people subject to deportation, then find and arrest them when they arrive for their flights."
"This data sharing, which the Times says started in March, is part of the Trump administration's efforts to engage in a massive deportation campaign. While ICE hasn't released data on how many people have been arrested or deported due to the TSA's sharing of passenger manifests, the Times reported that it has led to several high-profile arrests, including that of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old college freshman who was arrested at a Boston airport on Nov. 20 and deported to Honduras."
TSA provides ICE with passenger lists multiple times per week that include travelers scheduled to pass through airports. ICE cross-references those lists against its deportation database to identify people subject to removal and arranges arrests when targeted travelers arrive for flights. Data sharing began in March as part of an expanded deportation effort under the Trump administration. ICE has not released comprehensive numbers on arrests or deportations resulting from the practice. The transfers have produced several high-profile arrests, including the deportation of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Oakland airport officials say they do not receive notice from TSA and are unsure whether the practice is occurring at OAK.
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