Trump threatens ICE deployment to airports amid DHS funding stalemate
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Amid a partial government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump says he would move ICE agents to airports to bolster security as TSA staffing shortages worsen travel disruptions; more than 400 TSA officers have quit since mid-February and many call in sick, highlighting the impact of the funding dispute on airport security.
- Trump news at a glance: president says ICE agents at airports would ‘do security like no one has ever seen before’ The Guardian
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday if funding deal isn’t reached CNN
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid Homeland Security shutdown Al Jazeera
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays The Washington Post
- Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown PBS
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