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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be deployed to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, who have been working without pay for more than a month due to a partial government shutdown.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be deployed to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, who have been working without pay for more than a month due to a partial government shutdown.

"ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful TSA Agents who have stayed on the job despite the fact that the Radical Left Democrats, who are only focused on protecting hard line criminals who have entered our Country illegally, are endangering the USA by holding back the money that was long ago agreed to with signed and sealed contracts, and all," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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"ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful TSA Agents who have stayed on the job despite the fact that the Radical Left Democrats, who are only focused on protecting hard line criminals who have entered our Country illegally, are endangering the USA by holding back the money that was long ago agreed to with signed and sealed contracts, and all," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

White House border czar Tom Homan, who is leading the airport deployment, said on CNN's "State of the Union" that ICE agents would cover exits and other areas to free up TSA workers for screenings, describing it as "a work in progress."

White House border czar Tom Homan, who is leading the airport deployment, said on CNN's "State of the Union" that ICE agents would cover exits and other areas to free up TSA workers for screenings, describing it as "a work in progress."

About 50,000 TSA employees have been working without pay since <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/senate-fails-to-advance-dhs-funding-as-shutdown-hits-days">the partial shutdown</a> began Feb. 14. More than 400 have quit their jobs and thousands more have called in sick, leading to security wait times hitting nearly three hours at some airports.

About 50,000 TSA employees have been working without pay since the partial shutdown began Feb. 14. More than 400 have quit their jobs and thousands more have called in sick, leading to security wait times hitting nearly three hours at some airports.

Passengers at New York's LaGuardia Airport faced security lines that stretched for two hours on Sunday morning, with the queue at Terminal B extending into the parking lot. At Philadelphia International Airport, early morning security lines around 6 a.m. stretched as far back as the on-site Marriott hotel.

Passengers at New York's LaGuardia Airport faced security lines that stretched for two hours on Sunday morning, with the queue at Terminal B extending into the parking lot. At Philadelphia International Airport, early morning security lines around 6 a.m. stretched as far back as the on-site Marriott hotel.

The partial shutdown began after Senate Democrats blocked DHS funding, seeking reforms following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. Republicans rejected Democratic proposals to fund non-immigration parts of DHS separately.

The partial shutdown began after Senate Democrats blocked DHS funding, seeking reforms following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. Republicans rejected Democratic proposals to fund non-immigration parts of DHS separately.

Democrats are holding TSA funding hostage while airport security suffers, and deploying ICE agents is the bold, results-driven fix the situation demands. Tom Homan leading ICE into airports on Monday proves that strong leadership finds a way to get the job done. It's long past time Democrats stop protecting criminal illegal immigrants and start funding DHS as they agreed to.

Democrats are holding TSA funding hostage while airport security suffers, and deploying ICE agents is the bold, results-driven fix the situation demands. Tom Homan leading ICE into airports on Monday proves that strong leadership finds a way to get the job done. It's long past time Democrats stop protecting criminal illegal immigrants and start funding DHS as they agreed to.

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Replacing TSA workers with ICE agents is authoritarian theater that puts travelers at real risk — undertrained agents racial profiling at airports isn't security, it's a quota system. Republicans blocked seven Democratic bills to fund TSA, so the manufactured crisis exists purely to justify this power grab. Scaring tourists away and hammering small businesses is the real cost of this stunt.

Replacing TSA workers with ICE agents is authoritarian theater that puts travelers at real risk — undertrained agents racial profiling at airports isn't security, it's a quota system. Republicans blocked seven Democratic bills to fund TSA, so the manufactured crisis exists purely to justify this power grab. Scaring tourists away and hammering small businesses is the real cost of this stunt.

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