Overview
- An ICE agent at JFK revived a 1-year-old who stopped breathing in a TSA PreCheck line Wednesday, using the Heimlich to restore the boy’s breathing.
- Paramedics evaluated the child after the scare and cleared him to fly, with DHS saying he had been unresponsive for nearly two minutes.
- DHS released security video Thursday that shows the response and shared it on X, as Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the action as life‑saving.
- ICE officers have been posted to major airports to help TSA during a partial DHS shutdown that left TSA workers unpaid and drove up call‑outs, with duties such as crowd control and ID checks.
- Immigrant‑rights groups and some Democrats oppose ICE’s presence at checkpoints, while supporters highlight this rescue and note agents assisting travelers with basics like directions and water.