US EditionTrump Orders ICE Agents to Assist TSA at US Airports Amid Shutdown
President Trump announced ICE agents will assist TSA amid a DHS shutdown causing over 400 TSA quits and long airport security lines, with deployment starting Monday if no funding deal.
- On Saturday, March 21, 2026, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy immigration enforcement agents to U.S. airports, posting 'I will move our brilliant and 'patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before'.
- Facing a partial DHS shutdown, the 50,000-strong TSA workforce has worked without pay since a funding bill expired five weeks ago and faces missing a second paycheck on March 27.
- At major hubs, passengers faced 120-minute waits at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and 80 minutes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport amid staffing gaps, with over half absent Sunday in Houston and 38% missing Wednesday in Atlanta.
- Officials cautioned that some smaller airports could close and wait times won't improve until funding is restored and TSA officers are paid, while Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer proposed funding only TSA as Democrats press for policy changes for ICE.
- Negotiators intensified talks when White House border czar Tom Homan met bipartisan senators, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said 'This is a pox on everybody's house', and Elon Musk offered to pay TSA officers' salaries.
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Trump to send ICE to airports as long security lines cause travel chaos
US immigration agents will be deployed to airports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, escalating a standoff in Washington over a government funding deal.Long lines at airports caused frustration among travelers over the weekend as a partial government shutdown forces Transportation Security Administration agents to work without pay.More than 400 TSA workers have quit, and if a funding deal is not reached soon, experts expect a surge in resi…
Norfolk Airport unaffected by ICE deployment plans
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- The Norfolk International Airport has not been advised of any federal plans to deploy ICE agents onsite Monday, or otherwise, according to ORF official Chris Jones. On Saturday, President Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to conduct airport security if the Democrats do not agree to a funding bill [...]
The ministry has been operating without funding for a month. Airport workers are not getting paid, so they are leaving their jobs in increasing numbers.
Schumer knocks Trump on Iran, plan to send ICE to airports: 'Asking for trouble' | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
close Video Schumer slip up: ‘We must fund ICE, we must fund TSA’ President Donald Trump seized on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accidentally referring to funding ICE when he meant to say TSA on the Senate floor Saturday. (US SENATE POOL) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen…
The largest federal workers union says 'untrained, armed' ICE agents should not replace TSA
TSA agents are working without pay during the partial government shutdown.Adam Gray/Getty ImagesTrump said he will send ICE agents to replace TSA at US airports on Monday.The largest federal workers union said ICE agents aren't trained for aviation security.More than 400 TSA officers have quit since mid-February amid the partial government shutdown.America's largest federal employee union says ICE agents are unqualified to replace TSA officers a…
Washington Sends Immigration Agents to Airports
U.S. president Donald Trump has ordered immigration agents to be sent to airports starting Monday, March 23rd, aiming to reduce growing congestion at security checkpoints amid a funding crisis. Trump announced the extraordinary move in a social media post on Sunday morning, prompting officials to quickly develop an implementation plan. Tom Homan, the president’s senior border aide, told CNN that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents w…
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