US EditionLong lines out the door at Atlanta airport, ICE agents arrive to assist TSA
ICE agents are deployed to assist TSA amid a partial government shutdown causing over one-third of TSA staff to be absent at 14 major U.S. airports, officials said.
- President Donald Trump directed ICE agents to assist TSA at 14 airports on Monday, March 23, 2026, amid a partial shutdown.
- The DHS funding impasse since Feb. 14 left TSA workers unpaid for weeks, prompting deployment at 14 US airports, with absences exceeding one-third in some major airports in Atlanta, New York City and Houston.
- Agents were observed walking and patrolling at Southwest Florida International Airport and 13 other airports including Chicago-O'Hare International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport , wearing vests labeled 'Immigration and Customs Enforcement' near TSA checkpoints in groups of three to five.
- Union leaders countered that ICE agents won’t solve pay issues and TSA unions warned staffing shortages force some airport checkpoints to close.
- Tom Homan, White House border czar, will oversee the operation involving 'hundreds' of ICE officers, with directives limiting face coverings as Easter approaches and Southwest Florida International Airport enters its busiest month.
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ICE heads to the airport
ICE agents stand next to the security line at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026, in Atlanta. | Megan Varner/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deploying to US airports as a Homeland Sec…
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ICE agents oversee TSA checkpoints amid partial shutdown
ATLANTA (AP) — More federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country. On Monday morning, a handful of federal officers were seen by The Associated Press near busy lines at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. An…
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