ICE Gets Paid Amid Shutdown, TSA Remains Unfunded
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PolitiFact notes that ICE officers are being paid during the partial DHS shutdown due to a 2025 spending law that allocated funding to ICE, while TSA has gone without pay, prompting staffing shortages and mass absences. The dispute centers on how to fund DHS, with Democrats pushing reform ideas for ICE and lawmakers considering options to fund TSA separately. ICE was deployed to several airports to assist with security staffing, though exact duties were not clearly defined.
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