NBC El Paso: Arrive at the Airport Extra Early Because ‘Asylum Seekers Illegally Released by DHS Are Waiting on Standby for Seats’

Reporter Border airline passengers ░░░░░░░░ advised to check in ░░░░░░░░ your airlines mobile app ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible up ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours in advance ░░░░░░░░ arrive at the airport ░░░░░░░░ at least two hours ░░░░░░░░ your plane takes off ░░░░░░░░ s because asylum seekers ░░░░░░░░ released by the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security are waiting ░░░░░░░░ standby for seats And ░░░░░░░░ you aren t at ░░░░░░░░ boarding gate when agents ░░░░░░░░ to fill empty seats ░░░░░░░░ could be bumped That ░░░░░░░░ what happened to Joel ░░░░░░░░ He bought two tickets ░░░░░░░░ L A from McAllen ░░░░░░░░ says he had trouble ░░░░░░░░ in on the American ░░░░░░░░ app and even arrived ░░░░░░░░ the airport an hour ░░░░░░░░ his flight Cavazos says ░░░░░░░░ checked in here with ░░░░░░░░ but by the time ░░░░░░░░ got through the checkpoint ░░░░░░░░ boarding agent told him ░░░░░░░░ had been bumped from ░░░░░░░░ flight CAVAZOS No they ░░░░░░░░ t polite at all ░░░░░░░░ mean the initial response ░░░░░░░░ You missed your flight ░░░░░░░░ gave your ticket to ░░░░░░░░ else.’”