Viral interview captures what traveler really thought about ICE agents helping TSA at airports

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Traveler Chris Scali of Brooklyn, New York, tells Fox News Digital why he supported ICE's presence and help at airports — and his reaction to his interview going viral. A Brooklyn man went viral for his take on the deployment of ICE agents to airports nationwide to assist TSA agents as the DHS shutdown consequences played out over the last several weeks. Chris Scali briefly spoke with News 12 at Newark Liberty International Airport, saying ICE agents were "good" and not bothering anyone — comments that quickly gained widespread attention online. Fox News Digital spoke with Scali on Thursday while he was vacationing in the Bahamas; he said he'd arrived with a friend at the airport four hours early. TSA OFFICERS LOSE HOMES, CAN'T PAY MEDICAL BILLS, CAN'T AFFORD EASTER BASKETS FOR THEIR CHILDREN "I walked into the airport, I saw a very small line and al