A major row broke out after Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities as she boarded a domestic flight on Tuesday. She was released later but the Department of Homeland Security said that she had overstayed her visa and violated the law.

A recent surge in airport arrests follows growing coordination between TSA and ICE to target immigrants in American airports

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