Mullin faces backlash over 'naive or dumb' plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports
Politics,CBP,Immigration Reform,Immigration,Unauthorized Immigration,Airlines,Airline Safety,Markwayne Mullin
National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the "shockingly naive or dumb" plan would cause airline chaos for Americans of all stripes.
Mullin floated the plan last week during an appearance on Fox News following protests outside a New Jersey detention facility in which Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was among those affected by pepper spray fired into the crowd...
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