US EditionICE Officers Deployed to US Airports to Support TSA Amid DHS Funding Dispute
The deployment of hundreds of ICE agents to 14 airports aims to ease TSA shortages amid a DHS funding lapse, with over 50,000 TSA workers unpaid and many resigning, officials said.
- On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport and 13 other U.S. airports to assist the Transportation Security Administration amid a partial government shutdown.
- The partial government shutdown, which began February 14, has left TSA employees without pay for more than five weeks; on Saturday, more than 11% of the scheduled workforce called out, creating hours-long airport queues.
- Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl said agents will support "non-specialised security functions," freeing TSA staff for aviation security. President Trump requested that agents not wear masks at airports, stating "I didn't think it was an appropriate look."
- The Allegheny County Airport Authority confirmed awareness of the deployment but stated that "federal agencies have not announced the exact plans for how ICE will operate at airports." No agents were visible as of Monday morning.
- Negotiations remain deadlocked as Democrats demand immigration reforms and that ICE agents not wear masks, while Republicans reject these conditions. TSA agents will miss their second paycheck on Friday if the shutdown continues.
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The decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) agents to U.S. airports raised questions among passengers about what documents to take and how to act in the face of an arrest or interrogation.The move was pushed by the Donald Trump administration in the middle of a federal government shutdown that affected the TSA operation.What documents are valid for traveling in the U.S. Given the presence of ICE at airports, the first key point …
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