US EditionTrump Orders ICE Agents to Assist TSA at US Airports Amid Shutdown
The partial DHS shutdown has left nearly 50,000 TSA employees unpaid, causing over 400 resignations and long airport security lines nationwide, prompting ICE deployment to assist.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced he would deploy ICE agents to assist TSA at U.S. airports starting Monday amid the shutdown, saying 'ICE will do the job far better than ever done before.'
- Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed Feb. 14, leaving roughly 50,000 TSA employees unpaid and Democrats withholding votes over ICE reform demands.
- TSA callouts reached 21.5% at Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, DHS said at least 376 TSA employees quit, and Joe Shuker warned, 'We only have 3 manned exits in Philly'.
- Unions representing flight attendants and other workers warned ICE deployment would distract TSA screeners and urged immediate pay, while DHS indicated 'hundreds' of ICE officers could be sent to 14 airports.
- The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing next week as signs of progress emerge between Democrats and the White House and Elon Musk offered to pay TSA salaries.
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