US EditionTrump Orders ICE Agents to Assist TSA at US Airports Amid Shutdown
About 50,000 TSA employees have worked unpaid amid DHS funding lapse, prompting ICE agents to assist with airport security duties to ease staffing shortages, officials said.
- President Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports starting Monday if Democrats do not agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security immediately to address security and immigration enforcement amid a partial government shutdown.
- The partial government shutdown has lasted over five weeks, leaving Transportation Security Administration workers unpaid and causing increased callouts, quits, and long security lines at airports across the country.
- The plan involves ICE agents taking on airport security duties and aggressively arresting illegal immigrants, particularly those from Somalia, raising concerns among Democrats and immigration advocates about increased enforcement and potential civil rights violations.
- Bipartisan negotiations continue to resolve the DHS funding impasse while lawmakers and advocacy groups express opposition to replacing TSA workers with armed ICE personnel at airports.
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'It’s kind of like a slap in the face': Indianapolis TSA workers react to ICE agents deploying to airports
INDIANAPOLIS — As the Trump Administration deploys U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to more airports experiencing hours-long lines, the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is reporting that ICE will not assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the Indianapolis International Airport for now. While the airport has experienced an increase in TSA wait times, [...]
ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump's direction, while long wait times at airports persist | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel nationwide.
Will ICE agents deploy to Salt Lake City airport amid partial shutdown?
While long lines have made airport security screening a pain during the partial government shutdown, a Salt Lake City airport spokesperson said wait times in Utah's capital have been unscathed.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been deployed to major airports across the country to fill the gaps after thousands of security workers refused to work because they were not paid. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are increasingly absent from work after weeks of unpaid work due to the partial government shutdown that began on February 14. Their absence has led to huge lines and hours-long waits at …
ICE agents deployed to US airports amid shutdown chaos
The US immigration agency at the centre of a firestorm over heavy-handed enforcement tactics began deploying on Monday to major airports, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown.The move places Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel - already under intense scrutiny after fatal shootings linked to immigration operations...
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