Tenney proposes Niagara Falls air base for I.C.E. deportation operations.

WAER | By Robert Beck

Published February 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM EST

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U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney is pushing for the opening of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station to be used for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Operations.

Tenney and Representative Nick Langworthy sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the facility could both be used as a place to hold detainees as well as a point of departure for deportation flights.

They argue this would ease the impact on local law enforcement and provide more resources for the deportation effort.

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Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.

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