Live updates: Trump to send ICE agents to airports as TSA workers go unpaid during shutdown
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Key Points:
- Travel disruptions at JFK Terminal 5 and other major U.S. airports have caused extended TSA security wait times, with some lines taking up to three hours, exacerbated by a partial government shutdown affecting TSA staff pay and attendance.
- The shutdown has led to a record number of TSA workers calling out or quitting, with over 11% absent at some airports and nearly half of agents missing at others, prompting airlines like JetBlue to offer paid priority security lines.
- The Trump administration plans to deploy ICE agents to airports to assist TSA amid the staffing crisis, a move criticized by TSA unions and Democratic leaders who warn ICE agents lack proper training for aviation security and could worsen travel chaos.
- Senate negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security remain stalled,
