ICE agents deployed to U.S. airports as TSA shortages strain security
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ICE agents arrived at several U.S. airports to help staff a strained TSA, a deployment tied to the ongoing partial government shutdown after President Trump threatened to use ICE unless Democrats backed a funding deal; Democrats criticized the move as political theater and raised concerns Trump could target undocumented immigrants.
Topics:nation#airport-security#immigration#transportation-security-administration#us-government-shutdown#us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement
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