ICE officers at airports a ‘test run’ for midterms, Steve Bannon suggests – US politics live

Former White House strategist says current situation at airports will help ‘really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterm elections’ Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon has suggested the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at airports is a “test run” for using them at polling stations in the midterms later this year. We can use what’s happening with these ICE [officers] helping out at th...

By Tom Ambrose

Federal ICE agents patrolling some U.S. airports amid security staff shortages

More U.S. federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.

ICE agents start appearing in US airports amid shutdown chaos

The Trump administration has begun deploying ICE agents across several airports in the US. Officials say the agents are being sent to at least 14 airports - including hubs in New York, Chicago and Atlanta - to assist overstretched TSA staff during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.

By FRANCE24

ICE agents to join TSA at airport checkpoints

Officials said the goal was to free up more TSA agents for security screenings

By Peter Weber, The Week US