A flight attendant employed by Southwest Airlines has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Nashville, Tennessee, after authorities said she had overstayed her visa since 2021. The arrest forms part of the Trump administration's broader immigration enforcement push, which has increasingly targeted visa overstays and undocumented individuals across a range of workplaces, including the aviation sector.

Details of the specific charges or the flight attendant's identity were limited in initial reporting, though Southwest Airlines has been made aware of the situation. The case comes amid heightened ICE activity nationwide, with the agency also recently deploying additional personnel to airports to assist with security screening during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted TSA staffing.