ICE Agent Saves Choking 1-Year-Old at JFK as Democrats Fearmonger About ICE in Airports

Townhall ^ | 03/26/2026 | Dmitri Bolt

[SeekAndFind]

Democrats and members of the mainstream media have spread fear in recent days after President Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist at major airports nationwide, as the TSA continues to face challenges due to a partial government shutdown.

While ICE has helped ease congestion and support screening operations, some agents are also being credited with lifesaving action, including one who rescued a one-year-old boy after he stopped breathing.

WATCH; DHS tells @FoxNews that an ICE agent saved the life of a 1-year-old boy who had gone unresponsive & wasn’t breathing while waiting in a TSA line at JFK airport yesterday. Video shows the boy’s father panicking as the boy goes limp in his arms, before the ICE agent runs… pic.twitter.com/49UZte2VJk— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 26, 2026

HOAX: ICE will be "shooting and even killing" citizens
REALITY: ICE is saving lives.

https://t.co/c3OKb1JEog pic.twitter.com/FetvMrWzR4— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 26, 2026

"At JFK Airport, as travelers waited in hours-long lines, an infant became unresponsive and stopped breathing," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. "The panic of the child’s family and nearby passengers were heard by an ICE agent stationed at a checkpoint. This heroic officer immediately sprang into action—rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes. This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement."

At JFK Airport, as travelers waited in hours-long lines, an infant became unresponsive and stopped breathing. The panic of the child’s family and nearby passengers were heard by an ICE agent stationed at a checkpoint.

This heroic officer immediately sprang into action—rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes.

This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement.

pic.twitter.com/JOJaFSEIZK— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) March 26, 2026

In other words, ICE agents, rather than spreading fear, are like any other law enforcement member at an airport, assisting American citizens, providing security, and saving lives when necessary.

This comes as top Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have accused ICE agents of being on their phones and largely doing nothing at major airports.

*ICE saves a one-year-old waiting in a TSA line at JFK airport*

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: ICE is "sitting around... doing nothing."

Have you no shame, @RepJeffries ? https://t.co/vGfCj4G3Tw pic.twitter.com/1OR3XE2S6o— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 26, 2026

[Equine1952]

Did you leave out the part where the agent is a NFL retired wide receiver and spiked the kid after saving him? /s

[Steely Tom]

I bet someone on the left will say this was faked for positive publicity.

[ridesthemiles]

WAS BUMMIE BORN AN IDIOT OR DID HE PRACTICE TO BE ONE?

[Nachoman]

Have you no shame, @RepJeffries ?

Is this a rhetorical question?

[cld51860]

“Obviously staged.”

/s

[Pocketdoor]

I had to save my choking toddler. Wife came to me... “He’s choking”.... A quick deep finger sweep of his mouth was thankfully it took. A little first aid knowledge goes a long way. Glad ice could help.

[abbastanza]

Of course they will. Probably be that idiot Blumenthal and or his idiot partner, Jeffries. They hate this country and are only worried about the potential illegal voters to keep them in power.

[daniel1212]

I bet someone on the left will say this was faked for positive publicity.

That is what I was thinking. As per charges of the attempted assignation of Trump.

[KSCITYBOY]

btt

[popdonnelly]

Democrats are whackjobs.

[popdonnelly]

Democrats are whackjobs.

[popdonnelly]

Democrats are whackjobs.

[sasquatch]

I thought ICE agents were not trained to help with TSA tasks. /s

[DJ Frisat]

The Dems will probably want him charge with child molestation...

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

“The child must have been an American, if he was an illegal, they would let him die...” - Chris Murphy (Deranged-Connecticut)

[telescope115]

I had to do the Heimlich on my wife in a crowded restaurant. Nobody noticed.

[FoxInSocks]

performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes

I’m glad he did something. But the old Heimlich is not appropriate for a 1-year-old. And if a choking victim is unresponsive, you should start CPR. It doesn’t sound like an actual case of choking. Most importantly, the kid is all right!

[MCSETots]

I wonder, since we’ve all seen TSA agents in action, what are the odds that the child would have been saved by one of them?

Truth is, the TSA agents, for the most part, are minimum wage employees that receive a minimal amount of training to do their respective jobs. Let’s not forget that shortly after the TSA was enacted, they became unionized and a reliable voting bloc for Democrats.

Hats off to this I.C.E. agent, other first responders, doctors, nurses and any other individual that has saved a human life with their training and quick thinking . . .

[Ex-Con777]

ICE Agent Snatches Infant From Mother’s Arms And Brutally Squeezes And Beats Its Back Causing The Silent Infant To Begin Loudly Crying.

Highly edited film at eleven.

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