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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

RARE PHOTOS: Trump warns ice could replace unpaid tsa officers at airports | Rare Historical Photos

  • Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports starting Monday, citing a partial government shutdown that has left most of the Department of Homeland Security unfunded.
  • Trump stated ICE agents would assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and focus on arresting "Illegal Immigrants," particularly Somalis, at airports.
  • ICE agents are not trained for airport security tasks, and airports are not a major source of undocumented immigration, making the effectiveness of such a deployment questionable.
  • The shutdown has forced approximately 50,000 TSA workers to operate without pay for five weeks, leading to staff shortages, extended wait times, and warnings of potential airport shutdowns.
  • Democrats are demanding provisions to address ICE abuses in any DHS funding bill, a request the Trump administration has refused, with a TSA spokesperson blaming Democrats for the ongoing airport disruptions.

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