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Can ICE Help Ease Long Lines? Experts Say Officers Lack Training for Screening Tasks
ICE officers deployed to assist TSA amid shutdown, seen at major airports like JFK and MSY; their role excludes passenger screening and has sparked political debate.
- On Monday, March 23, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be sent to select U.S. airports under border czar Tom Homan to ease long TSA lines caused by staffing shortfalls.
- Analysts note U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel receive enforcement-focused training, unlike the lengthy classroom and on-the-job instruction required for TSA agents, raising questions about their effectiveness at airports.
- Photographs at JFK show ICE officers near security lines, not screening passengers, while Homan said they could staff exit lanes to help TSA on Sunday.
- The mask dispute has escalated as Democrats in Congress demand ICE officers be barred from wearing masks before restoring Department of Homeland Security funding, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned, 'Everywhere ICE goes, trouble follows,'.
- Analysts caution that industry analysts see clear limits to ICE assistance, while Keith Jeffries, former TSA security head, says long-term fixes need Congress to resolve Department of Homeland Security funding.
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The Toronto Star+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
ICE officers aren’t trained in airport security. Can they help ease long lines?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been deployed to select airports across the country, where they are meant to help mitigate long lines fueled by staffing shortfalls
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Associated Press News+9 Reposted by 9 other sources
ICE officers aren't trained in airport security. Can they help ease long lines?
The Trump administration has sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to some airports to help ease long security lines during the partial government shutdown.
·United States
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