Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is facing criticism for proposing to withdraw Customs and Border Protection agents from airports in Democrat-run sanctuary cities. Mullin's proposal stems from his frustration with demonstrators disrupting a migrant detention center and sanctuary cities allegedly hindering federal immigration enforcement. Experts, including former Department of Homeland Security officials and airline industry groups, warn that such a move would cause widespread travel chaos, flight cancellations, and significant disruption for American and international travelers. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy, a member of the same administration, also opposed the idea, stating that air travel should not be shut down in states with differing political views. Mullin suggested redeploying the removed CBP agents to assist ICE agents, despite concerns about their lack of appropriate training for enforcement tasks. In full‘Naive or dumb’: Markwayne Mullin slammed over plan to pull customs agents from airports in sanctuary citiesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in