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Posted on 08/06/2026 10:56:35 AM PDT by DFG
Firm in the belief that immigration enforcement is bad for business, Southwest Airlines is pushing back hard against efforts to detain illegal immigrants at U.S. airports, according to a new report.
A report from The Wall Street Journal highlights a July 25 incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to board a Southwest Airlines jet in Dallas.
The agent was prevented from carrying out his duties by the airline, the outlet reported.
Dallas-based Southwest staff also refused to share passenger information with ICE.
The Wall Street Journal cited a source it did not name as saying that in recent weeks, about a half-dozen other incidents involving Southwest have taken place.
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The incidents occur as ICE has been broadening their efforts to arrest illegal aliens at airports, such as airports in San Francisco, Miami, and Kansas City, Missouri.
The Wall Street Journal indicated Southwest was not the only airline that threw up roadblocks to arresting illegal immigrants, but did not name the other carriers offering similar resistance.
Southwest said in a statement that it follows the law and wants to provide travelers a safe experience.
The airline said it has policies in place “to ensure appropriate legal documentation is presented by law enforcement personnel before any information about customers is shared.”
Last month, between one and three dozen arrests per day were made at U.S. airports.
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Sounds like Sean Duffy needs to jerk a knot in their ass
One call to the Transportation Secretary and All Southwest Airlines planes are grounded until further notice.............
Southwest said in a statement that it follows the law and wants to provide travelers a safe experience.
but allowing Criminals to fly is not safe
The agent was prevented from carrying out his duties by the airline.
Obstruction of justice
“to ensure appropriate legal documentation is presented by law enforcement personnel before any information about customers is shared.”
They must be asking if they have a warrant.
It’s tantamount to SW claiming they have the right to transport contraband.
That’s a nice parallel.
>>A report from The Wall Street Journal highlights a July 25 incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to board a Southwest Airlines jet in Dallas.
>>The agent was prevented from carrying out his duties by the airline, the outlet reported.
Why was the plane allowed to leave? Sounds like the FAa and ICE need better coöperation. This case is similar to the judge that helped illegals evade arrest.
And I bet their maintenance facilities could use an inspection or three. Just to make sure all those illegals are safe while they fly Southwest.
Neither a private business nor a state or local jurisdiction has the authority to interfere with ICE or any other Federal law enforcement agency’s operations. An airline can no more stop ICE from detaining illegal immigrants than it has the authority to stop an FBI agent from arresting any other class of criminal.
Exactly how do you prevent a federally commissioned officer from boarding a plane at the gate?
Why would they be asking for passenger information without proper paperwork? No company is going to just hand over that stuff without a reason.
I’d love to see that. FAFO.
Thus isn’t just about passengers.
I’ll bet SW has illegals on the payroll.
Including doing repairs, maintenance, and servicing.
That is what I was wondering
Per AI, sourced to the union mentioned...
“While direct airline crew positions have strict legal checkpoints, labor unions like the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) note that immigrant workers—both documented and undocumented—are heavily integrated into the wider aviation support infrastructure.
These third-party, subcontracted roles include:
Airport catering services
Aircraft cleaning crews
Ground transportation and logistics
Off-site hospitality or airport hotel staff...”
80% of Southwest workers in Dallas Love resemble residents of Jellystone Park.
DEI hires are everywhere at this hub.
Yeah, that sounds like an easy one. Have Ground Control hold the plane at the terminal.
Just arrest anyone who interferes. They’ll cease interfering really fast.
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