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    "parsed_content": "Trump AdministrationHomeland Security FundingHow Trump Sees the WorldElection AttacksEl Paso\u2019s AirspaceEpstein\u00a0FalloutTariff TrackerAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTInside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso\u2019s AirspaceThe F.A.A., citing \u201ca grave risk of fatalities\u201d from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon \u201cnecessary.\u201dListen to this article \u00b7 10:29 min Learn moreShare full articleSteve Feinberg, center, the deputy secretary of defense, during a meeting at the Pentagon in July. Credit...Jonathan Ernst\/ReutersBy Karoun DemirjianKate KellyEric Schmitt and Tyler PagerReporting from WashingtonFeb. 14, 2026Leer en espa\u00f1olLast spring, in the early months of Steve Feinberg\u2019s tenure as deputy defense secretary, Pentagon staff members briefed him on plans to employ new high-energy laser weapons to take out drones being used by Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs across the southern U.S. border.But their use was conditioned on getting a green light from aviation safety officials.The law, the staff members at the Pentagon explained to him, required extensive coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Department, which could slow the testing of the system. Transportation officials could even block the system\u2019s use if they determined that it posed risks to aviation safety.Two people with knowledge of the meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss sensitive matters, said they recalled that Mr. Feinberg felt the Pentagon had the authority to proceed anyway. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, denied their account, saying it was \u201ca total fabrication.\u201dThe meeting took place at an especially sensitive time for those regulating air safety as well as for the Pentagon. Just months earlier, an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport above Washington, killing 67 people and putting the military\u2019s safety protocols under intense scrutiny.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTNow the question of whether the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security followed proper procedures and the law in deploying the laser weapon has become a flashpoint within the Trump administration. Working alongside military personnel, agents from Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the Homeland Security Department, used the weapon this week not far from El Paso International Airport, prompting fury inside the F.A.A. and a brief shutdown of the airport and airspace in that region.Late Tuesday night, the F.A.A. administrator, Bryan Bedford, caught off guard that the system was being used without authorization and concerned for public safety, believed he had little choice but to close the airspace for 10 days, according to more than a half-dozen people. It was an extraordinary decision that surprised the flying public and local officials.ImageThe security entrance after an abrupt closure and reopening of El Paso International Airport and surrounding airspace on Wednesday.Credit...Paul Ratje for The New York TimesUnder pressure from the White House, Mr. Bedford rescinded the order on Wednesday, setting off a bout of finger-pointing within the administration that continued throughout the week. Administration officials told reporters that the F.A.A. did not warn the White House or the Pentagon that it was about to severely limit flights over a city of nearly 700,000 residents.But internal government communications reviewed by The New York Times tell a very different story.In one email, dated Feb. 6, the F.A.A.\u2019s top lawyer warned a Pentagon official that deploying the laser system without restricting flights created \u201ca grave risk of fatalities or permanent injuries\u201d to Americans traveling through that airspace.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTAnother email, dated Tuesday, shows that the lawyer gave official notification to 14 government employees \u2014 including senior officials in the Defense Department as well as staff members of the White House\u2019s National Security Council \u2014 of the F.A.A.\u2019s intention to close the airspace above the Army base adjacent to El Paso because the laser technology had been used without its approval.Publicly, the administration has yet to acknowledge that a departmental standoff over those weapons led to the airspace closure. Even the rationale for deploying the laser system is in dispute.Senior administration officials described the incident as having been prompted by a drone crossing into the United States from Mexico, an explanation repeated by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy this week.White House officials declined to comment on Friday, and referred to a social media post from Mr. Duffy, published on Wednesday, that said the administration \u201cacted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.\u201dBut that narrative was disputed by multiple people familiar with the situation who said the border protection unit ended up shooting down a party balloon, rather than a drone. Military service members were present during the incident, the people said.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTFor the better part of the last year, Mr. Duffy and F.A.A. leaders have been locked in a war of wills with their national security counterparts over aviation safety.ImageTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Reagan National Airport near Washington in November.Credit...Andrew Leyden for The New York TimesThe aftermath of the midair collision at National Airport exposed the fractious nature of the relationship between the F.A.A. and the Defense Department, as Mr. Duffy scrambled to put safety restrictions in place and the military maneuvered to sidestep them.For much of that same time frame, the F.A.A. and the Pentagon were also engaged in discussions over the military\u2019s plan to begin testing counter-drone lasers against cross-border threats from drug cartels. The Pentagon had insisted to the F.A.A. that the lasers would not pose a risk to civilian aircraft, but the F.A.A., unconvinced, had asked for the military\u2019s data and an opportunity to conduct its own tests, according to three people with knowledge of those discussions.The requests were not satisfied.In late January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security to allow border protection agents to use the Pentagon\u2019s new anti-drone laser technology.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIt was around that same time that Mark Roosevelt Ditlevson, a principal deputy assistant defense secretary specializing in homeland defense, sent an email to the F.A.A.\u2019s chief counsel, William McKenna, informing aviation officials of the military\u2019s desire to start using the technology.\u201cWe have operationalized a stationary laser system\u201d near El Paso, Mr. Ditlevson wrote, according to a Jan. 23 email reviewed by The Times.The Pentagon knew that the F.A.A. was still conducting an internal review of the weapons, he added, but national security and Homeland Security Council officials \u201care aware of this,\u201d he added, \u201cand agree that it makes sense\u201d for the Defense Department \u201cto do what we feel is necessary.\u201dOn Feb. 6, Mr. McKenna wrote back, detailing the F.A.A.\u2019s concerns about the potential for death or injuries to passengers and offering to put up flight restrictions in the areas where the Defense Department \u201cproposes to deploy\u201d the lasers.Mr. McKenna declined to comment for this article.Then in the dark morning hours of Feb. 9, members of a C.B.P. tactical unit, who had been trained how to use the counter-drone lasers by the Army, decided to deploy one, while members of the military looked on. They aimed the laser at what they thought was a drone flying near the Army\u2019s Fort Bliss, though it turned out to be a metallic balloon.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIt was the first known domestic use of the weapon by federal officials outside of a controlled environment, according to two people with knowledge of the technology, and it was done without the F.A.A.\u2019s approval, in a possible violation of the law.At 5:16 p.m. that same day, hours after the laser system had been used, Mr. Ditlevson responded to the F.A.A. lawyer that the Pentagon was not changing its position on its use.\u201cWhile I can appreciate your concerns, we feel we have met the statutory requirement to coordinate with your organization,\u201d he wrote to Mr. McKenna, copying senior Pentagon officials as well as staff members from the National Security Council.He noted that he \u201clooked forward\u201d to an upcoming meeting to discuss the lasers.Officials at the F.A.A. were furious, according to multiple people familiar with the fallout.Agency officials asked to move up a risk mitigation meeting that had been planned for Feb. 20, in which the F.A.A. had hoped to gain information that would satisfy their remaining concerns.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIt did not happen.It is unclear precisely when or how the F.A.A. learned about the shot-down balloon.But at least by Tuesday afternoon, the agency\u2019s top officials were clearly aware and had made up their minds: Concerned that the system could be used again without F.A.A. clearance, they would close the airspace above El Paso for 10 days. The significance of that length of time is still unclear.The agency notified Mr. Duffy, who was in favor of the plan, according to three people who were briefed on the matter.Mr. McKenna then dispatched a written notification to Mr. Ditlevson that was copied to more than a dozen counterparts at the White House and the Defense Department, according to a document reviewed by The Times.\u201cI\u2019ve discussed this with the F.A.A. administrator,\u201d Mr. McKenna wrote. Given that the Pentagon had now \u201coperationalized\u201d a high-energy laser, he wrote that he had directed the issuance of temporary flight restriction \u201cto ensure aviation safety in the area.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIn other words, by 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Washington, the F.A.A. had explicitly warned the Pentagon and the National Security Council that it would be shutting down the airspace above Fort Bliss until they could iron things out.The restriction was to begin seven hours later.But it is unclear whether those warnings ever made their way to Mr. Hegseth, President Trump or his senior-most staff. The interagency process has atrophied under Mr. Trump, who has dramatically shrunk the size of the National Security Council during his second term, even as the portfolio of international crises has grown.And when the F.A.A. made its move, many in Washington were asleep.It was 10:32 p.m. on the East Coast when the F.A.A. issued orders that all flight traffic under 18,000 feet would be banned beginning at 11:30 p.m. El Paso time. The order covered not only the airspace for Fort Bliss, but also that pertaining to El Paso International Airport and a desolate area in New Mexico west of the Army base.By Wednesday morning, Susie Wiles, Mr. Trump\u2019s chief of staff, had ordered the F.A.A. to reopen the airspace, and the blame game had already begun.Despite the war of words, the F.A.A. has already won at least one concession, according to two people briefed on the matter: The new lasers have been taken out of commission for the moment.On Friday, when asked about Mr. Duffy, the president said he was \u201cdoing a great job.\u201dKaroun Demirjian is a breaking news reporter for The Times.Kate Kelly covers money, policy and influence for The Times.Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times. He has reported on U.S. military affairs and counterterrorism for more than three decades.Tyler Pager is a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration.A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 15, 2026, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: Inside the Debacle That Led to the F.A.A.\u2019s Closure of El Paso\u2019s Airspace. Order Reprints | Today\u2019s Paper | SubscribeSee more on: U.S. Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.)Share full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT Add the Sunday Times in print to your subscription. 50% off the first year. Learn\u00a0more.",
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