ICE Agents to Airports Amid TSA Shutdown

0:00It's March 22. This is Global News Today, driven by AI tracking the world in real time. The Trump administration plans to send immigration and customs enforcement agents to major airports starting Monday to tackle the grown security. Lines This comes as transportation security administration workers deal with a partial government shutdown that has left them without paychecks for over a month. The shutdown started in mid-February when Congress couldn't agree on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Without money, many TSA officers have called in sick or quit, with more than 400 leaving their jobs, leading to hours long waits for. Travelers TSA union leaders push back hard, arguing their members show up daily despite no pay and shouldn't be sidelined by armed ICE agents who lack airport. Screening training House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries called it a bad idea too, warning about the poing untrained personnel in sensitive spots.

1:00Border official Tom Homan clarified that ICE won't screen passengers or bags, but will handle entry and exit points instead, that should free up TSA staff for their main duties and shorten lines, though he's still finalizing how many agents and exactly where. As Democrats demand ICE reforms amid the funding fight, a bill to pay TSA workers and fund Homeland Security stalled in the Senate last Friday, keeping the pressure on airports for now.