Kiley: ICE officers at airports ‘not ideal’ solution to long TSA wait times

Kiley: ICE officers at airports 'not ideal' solution to long TSA wait times

Kiley, who left the GOP earlier this month, said Congress must pass legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Long TSA security lines at BWI Airport cause panic for travelers amid severe national officer shortages

Travelers at BWI Airport faced massive security lines and closed checkpoints Sunday afternoon, with some waiting over an hour despite online trackers showing much shorter wait times.WATCH LIVE: Long TSA line wait times Long TSA line wait times The TSA security line wrapped around the airport, with people sometimes forced to wait just outside the doors during the Sunday evening rush.Two checkpoints and the TSA PreCheck line were closed.Some trave…

Kiley: ICE officers at airports ‘not ideal’ solution to long TSA wait times

Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers assisting at airports amid lengthy security wait times is “not ideal.” “Anything we can do to make travel a little more seamless right now, I think is fine. But that is a very temporary and not ideal solution,” Kiley told host Dana…

Final spring break rush hits DIA amid TSA strain, rising airfares

DENVER Denver International Airport faces its final and busiest spring break travel surge this Sunday as travelers return home.As the spring travel period ends, federal leaders are warning of escalating airport delays, and ICE is now being sent in to help amid deepening TSA staffing shortages.AAA Colorado says other challenges, like rising oil prices due to the war in Iran, will continue to push airfare higher. If we look from before, when that …