We’ve seen a couple of reports now that authorities asked for documents from passengers as they left Delta flight 1583 from San Francisco to New York’s JFK airport. From Vice video editor Anne Garret:
https://twitter.com/annediego/status/834572312317923328
Garret later identified the authorities as from CBP:
https://twitter.com/annediego/status/834767796949114880
Here’s another report:
These are customs agents forcibly checking the ID of every passenger deplaning from Delta flight 1583 tonight at JFK. A domestic flight. pic.twitter.com/fHMgyzCjo5
— Britton Taylor (@brittontaylor) February 23, 2017
Chelsea Clinton used the photo to make a comment on America in 2017 even though she has absolutely no idea what’s going in the photo:
America. 2017. Now we have to show IDs to board and get off? To gate agents then ICE officers? Just want to be clear (at least for today). https://t.co/QTxpFTNGlT
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) February 23, 2017
Note the number of times her fact-free tweet has been shared.
Other verified accounts are sharing the photos as well:
O….MG https://t.co/J1yew3gn20
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/Scott_Gilmore/status/834783758976970752
Papers, please. https://t.co/s7pt72PcUH
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/834818029359943680
Any comment from @ACLU on this? https://t.co/v9XS581ux5
— Ed Bott (@edbott) February 23, 2017
WHAT. THE. FUCK?!??
Does anybody know why they did this? Has there been an explanation from authorities? https://t.co/SN5069UaFH
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) February 23, 2017
People have reached out to Delta and we’ll update if/when we learn more:
Wait — WHAT!? DL 1583 is a SFO-JFK run…@Delta – is there any comment here? https://t.co/8fArZf8Ve7
— Michael King (@mhking) February 23, 2017