Democrats Predicted ICE Would Terrorize Airports. Here's What Actually Happened

Matt Margolis : Mar 24, 2026
PJ Media

...The deployment turned into a public relations win for ICE. Travelers saw order restored and lines shrink. The sky didn't fall. The only thing that took a hit was the credibility of the Democrats...

[PJMedia.com] ...If you took these [Democrats] at their word, you'd expect airports to resemble war zones by now. Travelers cowering. Families torn apart. Agents running wild. Death and mayhem. (Screengrab image: via Florida's Voice News)

So what actually happened?

At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport—one of the busiest in the world—things initially looked rough. Lines stretched out the doors, and wait times reportedly hit as long as nine hours. A mess, no question.

And then ICE showed up.

And instead of chaos, something very inconvenient for Democrats occurred: things got better.

A lot better, actually.

CNN's own Ryan Young was on the ground covering the situation, and his report completely undercut the panic narrative. "Finally, we can take a deep breath here. The numbers have dropped off. The lines are getting shorter. I think the average wait time now is under 40 minutes, so if you have a flight to catch today, it's a good time to come to Hartsfield-Jackson International." (Screengrab image: via CNN)

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Young even described what ICE agents were actually doing—and it wasn't anything close to the horror stories Democrats were predicting. "Talking about those ICE agents, you can see a few behind me right there. And then I'm gonna walk you this direction, and you can see some more of them gathered over here. This is what they've been doing for the most part today, is doing the patrols around the airport, uh, talking and gathering, uh, not really helping the public in the sense of they're, they're not taking tickets from anybody. They're not interacting with the public we've seen so far."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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