# ICE daily arrest target sparks airport alerts 2026-08-08T18:56:22+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet US immigration officers have sharply increased arrests at domestic airports, with reports setting a daily target of 2,000. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has issued six tips for visa holders stopped, questioned or detained: stay calm, present only passport, opt out of facial recognition, remain silent, ask for a lawyer, and sign nothing without counsel. Those at higher risk include people with an expired I-94 form, criminal cases like DUI or drug charges, or residency in states like Alabama, Texas and Florida. AILA advises carrying passport, I-94 printout and I-797 approval. In one incident, Southwest Airlines blocked a federal agent from boarding a plane without a judge-signed warrant. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: AILA, airport arrests, ICE, travel alert, US immigration, visa holders Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ice-daily-arrest-target-sparks-airport-alerts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ice-daily-arrest-target-sparks-airport-alerts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.