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Mayor Dickens Addresses Planned ICE Activity at Atlanta Airport
Federal immigration and Homeland Security agents will assist TSA with line management and crowd control at the busiest airport amid staffing shortages from the partial shutdown.
- On Sunday, Andre Dickens, Atlanta Mayor, confirmed Homeland Security Investigations and ICE agents will deploy to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday to assist TSA with line management and crowd control, saying, 'This deployment is not intended to conduct immigration enforcement activities'.
- After funding lapsed on February 14, TSA officers have worked without pay, causing many callouts and resignations that have strained operations at ATL, prompting officials to urge passengers to arrive at least three hours early.
- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that ICE agents will assist TSA starting Monday, while Lauren Bis, DHS Acting Assistant Secretary, said the move uses 'hundreds of ICE officers, that are currently funded by Congress,' to help travelers.
- Airport officials emphasized that travelers reported arriving hours early yet still nearly missed flights amid long lines at ATL as the city said it will monitor the situation and press for TSA pay restoration.
- Amid those strains, hundreds of thousands of DHS workers remain unpaid since last month, lawmakers may soon confirm DHS leadership, and Elon Musk offered to cover TSA pay during the shutdown.
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Federal immigration agents have been seen at an Atlanta airport after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the deployment of agents to assist the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), during a government shutdown that has sparked long ranks at security checkpoints across the country. A handful of federal agents were seen by The Associated Press on Monday morning near the crowded ranks at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Federal immigration agents deployed to Atlanta airport during partial shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month.
·Washington, United States
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