Trump Threatens ICE Involvement in Airports Amid DHS Funding Standoff
TL;DR
President Trump said ICE may be deployed to help run airport security starting Monday if Democrats don’t fund the DHS, intensifying the shutdown-era clash as TSA wait times grow. Democrats seek oversight reforms and warrants for federal officers; details on how ICE would operate at airports were not provided, and talks between parties continued.
- Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown PBS
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday if funding deal isn’t reached CNN
- Trump news at a glance: president says ICE agents at airports would ‘do security like no one has ever seen before’ The Guardian
- Trump says he's sending federal immigration agents to airports on Monday amid DHS shutdown NBC News
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports if DHS shutdown doesn't end, while Elon Musk offers to cover TSA agents' pay CNBC
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