Chaos at US airports ahead of Trump's travel ban

Chaos is unfolding in airports across the country where media members have been kicked out, travelers entering the US complain that they aren't screened upon landing, and disgruntled Americans pay up to $20,000 to get a last minute ticket home. Lines were virtually nonexistent at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday in Chicago John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York was practically empty on Thursday An airline worker stands in the empty international terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles Empty shops and passenger areas at Newark Airport Terminal B on Thursday International travelers arrive at Terminal D at DFW International Airport in Dallas on Thursday LAX's busy roadways were completely empty on Thursday afternoon On Wednesday the international terminal at Atlanta Airport was practically empty after Trump announced there would be no return flights from Europe for the next month The usually packed and congested security line at LAX airport was empty save for a few stragglers late Wednesday LAX airport is notorious for heavy traffic outside the airport and long, congested wait times for ride share cars. However on Wednesday the streets were empty Former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang shared a snap of the empty Newark Airport on Thursday As of Thursday evening there are over 1,500 cases of coronavirus reported in the US and 39 deaths This chart shows how coronavirus cases in the United States have escalated since January International airports across the country have become eerie ghost towns with few travelers in light of the coronavirus panic. Mike McIntire tweeted that even though he just returned from Paris, France - a country notably on Trump's travel ban list - he was not screened upon landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday This Twitter user noted that they landed in Seattle, Washington from Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday and faced no screening whatsoever This Twitter user said friends traveling from Vietnam with a lay over in South Korea and made it through customs with 'incredibly concerning' ease One woman traveled to the West Coast on three connecting flights from Northern Italy, a hot spot of the coronavirus outbreak. She decided to self-quarantine as a preventative measure This man flew from Europe to Chicago's O'hare international airport and was shocked to find no type of screening for passengers from Europe, despite Trump's warning on the severity of the outbreak there just a day prior Another Twitter user replied that they landed in Seattle, Washington from Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday and faced no screening whatsoever, despite Washington being an outbreak hotspot in the US and 676 cases reported in Japan.