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ICE Officer at JFK Airport Saved Child's Life, Markwayne Mullin Says

  • On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent saved a one-year-old boy who stopped breathing in a TSA PreCheck line at John F. Kennedy International Airport by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
  • President Donald Trump deployed ICE agents to major airports for crowd control after Democrats blocked Department of Homeland Security funding, leaving TSA staff without pay and creating staffing gaps.
  • DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin called the intervention "heroic," while emergency medical personnel evaluated the infant shortly after and determined he was healthy enough to continue traveling.
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called such deployments "really disturbing," while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed ICE might "brutalize" passengers at airports.
  • The rescue serves as a flashpoint in the DHS shutdown debate, as supporters cite the agent's actions as proof of operational value while critics challenge ICE's role at civilian checkpoints.
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The Daily Wire broke the news in Nashville, United States on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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