US: Trump orders ICE agents to airports amid budget standoff
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced that ICE agents will be deployed to US airports starting Monday to assist TSA staff amid staffing shortages.
- The Department of Homeland Security has been operating without funding since February 14 due to a budget standoff over immigration policy reforms demanded by Democrats.
- TSA agents have been working without pay for weeks, leading to increased absences and long wait times at airport security checkpoints.
- ICE agents will not perform technical TSA duties like x-ray screening but will provide additional security support, such as monitoring exits.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the situation could worsen, increasing pressure on Congress to resolve the funding impasse.
