ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - MARCH 23: Federal agents are seen at the JFK airport as ICE agents have begun deploying at some U.S. airports amid the partial government shutdown in New York City, United States, on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at a TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.

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