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On March 22, 2026, ICE officers arrested a Guatemalan mother and daughter at San Francisco International Airport after TSA shared passenger information with immigration authorities, revealing they had a 2019 deportation order. The incident—captured on viral video—has become a flashpoint in the broader controversy over TSA-ICE data sharing, the deployment of ICE agents to 14 major U.S. airports during a partial government shutdown, and growing fears among immigrant communities that domestic air travel has become a pipeline for immigration enforcement.