ICE Agents Deployed to US Airports Amid Shutdown, TSA Unpaid
ICE agents have been deployed to U.S. airports to assist TSA with security checks, aiming to manage crowded checkpoints and extended wait times caused by staff shortages due to a partial government shutdown. The deployment highlights the disparity where ICE agents are paid while TSA employees are not.
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Photos show ICE agents at US airports as TSA staffing shortages disrupt air travel
ICE agents have been deployed to airports across the US amid TSA staffing shortages. Megan Varner/Getty Images TSA employees have been quitting or calling out sick amid the partial government shutdown. On Monday, the first ICE agents were deployed to help at airports across the US. ICE agents have been spotted at New York City's JFK and Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta. After announcing his intentions to send US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to help alleviate long wait...
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