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Transportation boss Sean Duffy, airlines bristle at DHS chief Mullin’s pitch to pause processing at ‘sanctuary city’ airports

Nypost · · 546 words · By Josh Christenson
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin proposed to halt customs processing at “sanctuary city” airports refusing to cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin proposed withdrawing customs agents or suspending processing at airports in sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with the Trump administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“Mullin floated the plan to halt immigration procedures in an April Fox News interview shortly after being confirmed”
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While evidence confirms Mullin's role as DHS Secretary and his general stance on sanctuary cities, the specific detail of an 'April Fox News interview shortly after being confirmed' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided search results, though related Fox News comments are mentioned in claim 6.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tahrohon Wayne Shannon (born February 24, 1978) is an American and Chickasaw politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 2007 to 2015, as the first Afric…
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“and again in a May 13 meeting with airline and travel industry leaders, The Atlantic first reported.”
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The Atlantic and other news reports confirm that Mullin privately warned travel executives about stopping processing at airports in sanctuary cities, with specific mention of a meeting with travel industry leaders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Oklahoma will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Oklahoma. Incumbent Senator Alan Armstrong, who was …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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“the proposal... was reportedly aimed at airports in New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco.”
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Web search results explicitly list the targeted cities as Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, and Seattle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York metropolitan area, also called the Tri-State area and sometimes referred to as Greater New York or Metro New York, is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a gross metropoli…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newark ( NEW-ərk, locally NOORK) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 cen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is a major international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport is loca…
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“Duffy himself batted down the suggestion in a House Budget Committee hearing on Thursday.”
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Web search results confirm that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testified at a House hearing, stating he was not familiar with Mullin's remarks and argued that air travel should not be shut down over political disagreements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rachel Campos-Duffy (née Campos; born October 22, 1971) is an American conservative television personality. She first appeared on television in 1994 as a cast member on the MTV reality television seri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and former television personality who has served as the 20th United States secretary of transportation since January 2025…
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C.…
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“Around 50 million international travelers landed at the Big Apple’s three main airports alone in 2025.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'approximately' and does not contain any data regarding passenger volumes for New York airports in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Copy and paste the approximately symbol (≈), which is used to indicate that something is nearly equal to something else.
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“In the April 6 Fox interview, Mullin had openly questioned whether sanctuary cities with international airports should “be processing customs.””
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Multiple sources confirm that during an appearance on Fox News with Bret Baier, Mullin questioned whether sanctuary cities with international airports should be processing customs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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web search NEUTRAL — If they’re a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin asked host Bret Baier. Mullin said it doesn’t make sense for cities to process international travelers at…
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/04/06/markwayne-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Some of these cities have international airports — if they’re a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin told Fox News host Bret Baier, during an appearance o…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/dhs-secretary-markwayn…
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“President Trump... threatened in January to pull all their funding [sanctuary jurisdictions].”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia lists of US presidents and does not mention a specific threat in January to pull funding from sanctuary jurisdictions.
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web search NEUTRAL — List of presidents of the United States The White House, official residence of the president of the United States The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the …
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web search NEUTRAL — What Happens if the President Dies? If the president of the United States dies, the vice president immediately assumes the office of president. The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, rat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn more about the Presidents of the United States from WhiteHouse.gov.
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“In August, the Department of Justice published a list of 12 states and 18 cities that are non-cooperative with such requests [ICE detainer requests].”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a DOJ list of 12 states and 18 cities published in August.
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“Four of those cities — Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and New York — are also home to four of the six busiest airports in America by 2025 self-reported passenger volume”
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No evidence was provided to verify the 2025 self-reported passenger volumes or the ranking of these specific cities' airports.
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