US EditionICE Agents Arrive at Atlanta Airport as TSA Shortages Lead to Long Lines and Delays
ICE agents assist TSA with line management at 13 airports due to a partial government shutdown causing over 400 TSA agent resignations, DHS reported.
- On Monday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to help manage growing security lines outside the terminal.
- After the Senate failed to pass DHS funding over the weekend, TSA staffing strains deepened with around 34% of local staff calling out and 400 agents quitting since the shutdown began.
- Observers reported ICE personnel mostly monitoring crowds while some entered checkpoints, mainly walking around the south terminal and reporting to TSA leadership, though passengers said they weren't sure the agents sped up lines and the Atlanta Police Department increased officers.
- Hartsfield-Jackson's TSA wait-time website now advises travelers to arrive four hours early, while airlines like Delta, American, and United permit earlier bag checks, with Delta allowing six hours before take-off.
- Following the deployment, President Donald Trump announced agents would assist TSA and cited Raffensperger's call to privatize security, saying 'We must privatize security at the airport.
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