Trump pitches ICE-led airport security amid Homeland Security funding stalemate
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With DHS funding stalled, Trump warns he will deploy ICE agents to airports to perform security duties, escalating tensions as TSA workers go unpaid and absences rise; Democrats seek reforms while Republicans resist; the plan raises concerns about militarizing civilian spaces and questions about ICE’s qualifications for airport screening.
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid Homeland Security shutdown Al Jazeera
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday if funding deal isn’t reached CNN
- ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says The Washington Post
- Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff The Guardian
- Trump says he will send ICE agents to airports if TSA funding stalls USA Today
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