ICE deployed to U.S. airports to ease TSA staffing shortages during shutdown
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Amid a partial government shutdown that left about 50,000 TSA officers unpaid and caused widespread absences, ICE agents were deployed to roughly 14 airports to assist with administrative and crowd-management tasks; they are not screening passengers. The move has drawn concern from civil rights groups and travelers. ICE funding comes from a separate appropriation, and DHS leadership progression continues with the confirmation of Markwayne Mullin.
- ICE agents deployed to US airports: Which airports are affected? Al Jazeera
- ICE Agents Are Now Patrolling U.S. Airports. Here’s What to Know. The New York Times
- Live updates: TSA woes, ICE agents assist as flyers face worsening security lines CNN
- TSA lines stretch for hours as Trump deploys ICE agents to US airports The Guardian
- ICE agents to be deployed to Atlanta airport starting Monday WABE
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