Bay Area airports react to DHS proposal to leverage customs against sanctuary cities

Recently appointed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials would halt processing passengers at major U.S. airports in sanctuary cities, potentially halting international traffic at Bay Area airports.

Mullin said regions across the U.S. that have declined to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies may have customs officials removed from airports, ultimately preventing the processing of international passengers through an authorized port of entry.