Tom Homan says ICE agents will assist at crowded airport security points amid TSA staffing shortages
White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that ICE agents will deploy to airports across the country Monday to assist TSA officers with security at airport entrances and exits where lines have been particularly long in recent weeks.
The presence of ICE agents at airports, Trump said, would be to assist the TSA, which is facing a shortage and call-out of workers as they’re going unpaid during the shutdown. ICE is continuing to be funded through the shutdown.
ICE agents were clearly identified and working at least one major airport – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. They could be seen wearing ICE police vests and helping with crowd control and line management at the TSA checkpoint, where the line stretched for several hours.
The presence of ICE agents at airports, Trump said, would be to assist the TSA, which is facing a shortage and call-out of workers as they’re going unpaid during the shutdown. ICE is continuing to be funded through the shutdown.
ICE agents were clearly identified and working at least one major airport – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. They could be seen wearing ICE police vests and helping with crowd control and line management at the TSA checkpoint, where the line stretched for several hours.
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