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New York Governor said LaGuardia will remain closed until 14:00 after the ‘heartbreaking’ accident
New York Governor Kathy Hochul He reacted to the accident on Monday morning and paid tribute to the victims and their families. He also said the airport would remain closed until the afternoon local time.
Hochul wrote about X:
Heartbreaking news came from LaGuardia this morning. In this tragedy, two pilots lost their lives and dozens of people were injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and everyone affected. The airport will remain closed until 14:00. We will continue to share updates as they come.
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Donald Trump’s immigration czar Tom HomanThe president said Sunday he would lead the effort.
Homan appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and said: “We’ll be at the airports tomorrow.” It remained unclear what responsibilities ICE officers would have, and Homan said Sunday that details were still being finalized.
“There are TSA agents guarding the exits. People coming in through the exits. Certainly a highly trained ICE law enforcement officer can guard an exit, make sure people aren’t going through those exits, aren’t entering the airport through the exits,” he said on CNN.
“Things like that make the TSA officer comfortable to go to the screening and reduce those lines. I don’t see an ICE agent looking at the X-ray machine because they’re not trained on that. There’s some security parts that TSA does; we can take them off those jobs and put them into specific jobs and help them move those lines.”
ICE agents seen at US airports due to partial government shutdown
Meanwhile, ICE agents have been seen at several airports in the US after Donald Trump deployed immigration enforcement officers to assist with security lines.
My colleague George Chidi spotted immigration agents at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport:
ICE officers were also photographed at Louis Armstrong airport in New Orleans, Louisiana:
ICE officers are expected to be at 13 U.S. airports today to assist airport security officers, who have been working without pay since Feb. 14 due to the partial government shutdown.
One Sharing on Truth Social“ICE will be going to the airports to help our greats,” Trump said. [Transportation Security Administration] Agents who remain on duty despite a shutdown caused by a U.S. Senate deadlock over stricter regulations on federal immigration enforcement.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy He said early this morning that the US air safety watchdog was investigating the crash and working with the federal aviation agency.
Duffy also paid tribute to the pilots who lost their lives in the accident. overwrite X“Our prayers this morning are with the families affected by the ground collision at LaGuardia,” he said.
Monday morning, Federal Aviation Administration issues ground stop for arrivals and departures at Newark international airport in New Jersey Reports of a burning smell led to the evacuation of the tower.
The FAA said the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. and that the burning smell was coming from the elevator. The ground stop is in effect until 8:30 a.m., causing delays to flights at another major airport in the New York area.
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Photos showed serious damage to the nose of the plane, which was tilted upwards. Stairs used to evacuate passengers from the plane were pushed up to emergency exits on the jet.
In the photo of the fire truck, it can be seen lying on its side. NBC News previously said a sergeant and an officer suffered broken limbs and were in stable condition at the hospital.
The truck was responding to a United Airlines flight that had declared an emergency due to a reported odor on board. Controllers told the plane that fire trucks were in the area.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the airport was expected to remain closed until 2pm on Monday to facilitate an investigation into the crash. Flightradar24 said 18 flights were mostly diverted to other airports in the New York area or returned to their point of origin.
New York Governor said LaGuardia will remain closed until 14:00 after the ‘heartbreaking’ accident
New York Governor Kathy Hochul He reacted to the accident on Monday morning and paid tribute to the victims and their families. He also said the airport would remain closed until the afternoon local time.
Hochul wrote about X:
Heartbreaking news came from LaGuardia this morning. In this tragedy, two pilots lost their lives and dozens of people were injured. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and everyone affected. The airport will remain closed until 14:00. We will continue to share updates as they come.
LaGuardia pilot and co-pilot killed in crash of Air Canada jet in New York
The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet died after colliding with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport, in an incident that closed the airport.
Approximately 40 passengers and crew, some seriously injured, were taken to area hospitals. Most people were released after treatment, authorities said Monday.
The accident occurred while a fire truck was responding to a separate incident, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport and said two employees were injured while traveling in a fire truck.
The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 aircraft, operated by its partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members, according to the airline’s statement.
Moments before the crash, an air traffic controller could be heard on the radio broadcast giving the vehicle permission to cross part of the runway and then attempting to stop it.
The transmission says “Stop, Truck 1. Stop.” The controller can then be heard quickly steering the incoming aircraft away from landing.
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The accident happened on the eve of the action Trump administration deploys ICE agents to US airports helping with security in extremely long lines and assisting airport security guards who have been working without pay since February 14 due to the partial government shutdown.
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The high court is hearing arguments over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots; This is Trump’s goal. The outcome of the case could affect voters in 14 states and Washington, D.C. Another 15 states with more forgiving voting deadlines could be affected. A decision is expected in June and could affect the midterms.
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Republican senator It can be confirmed that Markwayne Mullin will be the new homeland security secretary On Monday. If confirmed as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, who Trump fired as homeland security secretary on March 5.
