ICE deployed to airports to ease TSA lines amid funding standoff
TL;DR
With TSA officers missing pay due to a partial government shutdown, long security lines at major hubs led to ICE agents being deployed to several U.S. airports to help move lines and relieve TSA duties. DHS blamed Democrats for the funding impasse while travelers face delays, including disruptions at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark, where a ground stop and a separate collision contributed to travel chaos.
- ICE deployed to some U.S. airports as long security lines persist during partial shutdown CNBC
- Live updates: ICE agents expected at Atlanta airport, TSA employees call out amid partial government shutdown CNN
- ICE Agents Fan Out at Airports Across the U.S. The New York Times
- Trump sends US immigration agents to airports as shutdown chaos deepens Al Jazeera
- TSA lines stretch for hours as Trump deploys ICE agents to US airports The Guardian
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