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Threats to remove customs staff at airports in sanctuary cities “would be akin to just shooting ourselves in the foot,” he said.

“I am so worried about my state,” Andy Kim said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

Sen. Andy Kim on Sunday warned that proposed punishments on airports over immigration protests could cause widespread economic damage.

In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” the New Jersey Democrat said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s recent threats to pull customs staffing at airports in sanctuary cities “would be akin to just shooting ourselves in the foot.”