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Trump Border Czar Wants to Install ICE Agents at Airports with Long Waits. What About PDX?

ICE agents will assist understaffed TSA at major US airports amid a funding crisis that left tens of thousands of TSA workers unpaid, union leaders said.

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WASHINGTON — Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs at airports across the country next week. A federal budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks.

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Starting on the 23rd, agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who have been at the forefront of enforcing the Donald Trump administration's hardline immigration policies, will be deployed to major U.S. airports. The Trump administration announced that it is deploying agents to resolve congestion at airports caused by the shutdown of some U.S. government departments. The U.S. Democratic Party opposes the move, arguing that ICE …

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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