A record 30 million Americans are expected to head to the airport this Thanksgiving holiday, and one industry expert warned that the deployment of air marshals to the southern border may mean Turkey Day problems may not be isolated to bad weather.
“We just received an email last week that resources have been exhausted as far as our air marshals,” Sonya LaBosco, director of the National Council of Air Marshals, told FOX News on Tuesday.
“We’re bringing in illegal immigrants at the border and leaving people who are traveling unsafe,” he added, telling the audience that air marshals are being deployed at the US southern border rather than in the transportation sector where they belong.
He said the leaders of the main federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the agency in general, and its subsidiary, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), are to blame.
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz previously questioned the TSA over the ongoing deployment of air marshals at the southern border, writing in a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske, “It is troubling that the administration has prioritized bringing illegal immigrants into this country over protecting lives. and the safety of the traveling public.”
Referring to Cruz’s letter, LaBosco said the air marshals stationed in the region were “not carrying out law enforcement duties” and were instead “draining the water”.
A letter written to Pekoske echoed the same sentiment, as Cruz argued taking air marshals off flights for deployment could put travelers “at risk.”
A record 30 million Americans are expected to head to the airport this Thanksgiving holiday.Getty Images
Initially, those sent to the border were searched voluntarily.
Later, the settlement became mandatory, sparking anger and a “rebellion” from the marshals.
“Secretary Mayorkas has said more than once that the border is secure, so he is not worried about that. But we all know that borders are not secure. He wouldn’t call this a crisis. But now, not only are the borders unstable, our flights are also unstable,” said LaBosco.
An industry expert warned that the deployment of air marshals to the southern border may mean the Thanksgiving problem may not be isolated to bad weather. AFP via Getty Images
“Obviously…we’re not flying now. The only mission we’re doing is a quiet sky mission, and that’s a mission that follows the people of January 2021,” he continued, meaning a group in the industry is dedicated to following those flying into the US Capitol region around the clock. from the Capitol riots Jan 6, 2021, regardless of whether they are present at the Capitol.
“We’re either at the border for illegal immigrants or we’re following people from January 2021. We’re not doing our normal mission where we’re out there looking for bad guys. So now, on most flights, you won’t have air marshals.”
Later, he warned that travelers should be “extremely careful” when boarding the plane.
“You have to look around to see who you might be able to ask to help you, like a good Samaritan, because you’re alone. If anything happens, please don’t wait. There will be no law enforcement that will help you, so you need to have a plan. See where the exit is. Look where your flight attendants are standing around you,” he said.
“I’ll find a football player…a big enough guy or some big guys, if you need to take action.”
Adam Shaw of FOX News contributed to this report.
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