{"id":177153,"date":"2026-03-27T14:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/177153\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:23:50","slug":"internet-explodes-over-brooklyn-mans-priceless-reaction-to-ice-at-the-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/177153\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Explodes Over Brooklyn Man\u2019s Priceless Reaction To ICE At The Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chaos at major U.S. airports, including JFK, LaGuardia, and LAX, amid the partial government shutdown has been unmistakable, with many Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers resigning or staying home over unpaid wages.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, also known as ICE, has been deployed to these airports to assist the TSA workers who have remained on duty.<\/p>\n

Amid this, a Brooklyn man\u2019s calm and nonchalant reaction to ICE\u2019s presence at airports has gone viral, with his accent drawing attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI spat my coffee out listening to him talk,\u201d a netizen said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Social media is focusing more on his accent than on what he said about ICE\"\"<\/p>\n

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Chris Scali was waiting to fly to the Bahamas<\/a> at Newark Liberty International Airport this week when he was approached by local cable news provider News 12 to share his thoughts on ICE officials sharing the space.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright, they\u2019re good, they\u2019re here to help. They\u2019re not bothering nobody. As long as they can check my bags and get me on my flight, I\u2019m good to go,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI want out of here,\u201d he went on to add.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A netizen zeroed in on his reaction, sharing how he \u201cdisappointed\u201d the news outlet, \u201clooking for an outrageous\u201d take on ICE<\/a>, with a second appreciating him for giving \u201ca reasonable and normal response.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others, however, steered clear of commenting on what he said and pointing only to how pronounced his accent was.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t need to clarify he is from Brooklyn,\u201d one wrote, while a second swooned, \u201cOMG I love his accent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, somebody get this guy a cannoli,\u201d quipped a third, referencing Brooklyn\u2019s famous multi-generational Italian bakeries.<\/p>\n

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Several focused on dissecting how he called the Bahamas \u201cBaahmazz\u201d and \u201cbothering nobody\u201d as \u201cbatherring nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn accent is widely seen as the quintessential New York City<\/a> accent, known for its high-pitched tone and rapid, rhythmic cadence often associated with the busy working-class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scali\u2019s interview followed reports of ICE officials jostling with the press in an attempt to conceal their identities\"\"<\/p>\n

Image credits: CBS New York<\/a><\/p>\n

ICE has been criticized for using extreme force on people they suspect might be overstaying their visas in the U.S. since January, when their actions resulted in the passing of two Minnesota residents, Ren\u00e9e Good <\/a>and Alex Pretti.<\/a><\/p>\n

They\u2019re aware that their faces being displayed on camera might invite attacks from citizens not in support of their conduct. According to an amNewYork report, ICE officials attempted to intimidate press photographers inside JFK Airport on Monday, March 23.<\/p>\n

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The agents were spotted at every terminal at Kennedy Airport, per the outlet, after emerging at around 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop following us!\u201d the agents quarreled with journalists reporting on their presence.<\/p>\n

Several of them attempted to hide their faces by turning their backs to the cameras, with one even running off after shoulder-checking a photographer in the process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGo after their a**es,\u201d an airport worker told members of the media.<\/p>\n

For the most part, ICE had little interaction with the public, as amNewYork observed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They focused mainly on guiding the crowd toward exit points and taking on other TSA-assisting roles.<\/p>\n

Netizen reactions to the conflict between ICE and the photographers remained divided\"\"<\/p>\n

Image credits: CBS Mornings<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like them being here. They already ki**ed two citizens, and they could hurt more people,\u201d a passenger named Lauria told amNewYork.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure they don\u2019t have proper training like police officers, and even police officers make mistakes,\u201d a 21-year-old woman waiting to fly to Japan added, as she flagged ICE\u2019s unsuitability for handling airport duties.<\/p>\n

Reuben, who hailed from England<\/a>, said he was unaware of the political situation surrounding ICE while asking the outlet whether the agency was legitimate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are not like the police. They seem to be just wearing whatever they want and then just putting their jackets on. I don\u2019t understand,\u201d he expressed.<\/p>\n

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Image credits: CBS Mornings<\/a><\/p>\n

ICE supporters took to social media to share their opinions on the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe photographs show heroes in action,\u201d one said, to which another added, \u201cGood! They will now be famous.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMake a yearbook with the pictures. I\u2019ll buy,\u201d a third asserted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget they are also taking pictures with their body cams,\u201d warned the next.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen a more East Coast man in my life,\u201d a netizen said about Scali\"\"<\/p>\n

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