An ICE detainee eluded custody at JFK Airport on Tuesday night and fled by hopping into a cab, officials said.
The individual was in the process of being transferred to another flight at the airport when he somehow escaped, according to a Port Authority spokesman.
The prisoner was spotted on surveillance footage as he grabbed a taxi and left the grounds.
He was no longer a threat to passengers at the airport.
A rep for Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not be reached early Wednesday.