ICE Stays at Airports Amid Shutdown

0:00It's March 29th. You're listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news. Tom Homan, Trump's border security chief, laid it out clear on, faced the nation, ice agents are sticking around airports to back up TSA until everything feels 100% secure. Even with President Trump redirecting funds to pay those TSA workers who miss paychecks for over a month, ice stays put during this government. Shut down now, dragging past 40 days, Congress can't get on the same page. The Senate pushed a bill early Friday, funding most of Homeland Security, but skipping ice and immigration enforcement. The House fired back with their version, extending cash for the whole department, including ice for 60 days. No deal yet, so the stalemate rolls on. TSA is hurting bad 500 agents quit since the shutdown hit. Homan says, if fewer TSA folks show up, ice just doubles down to keep airports locked tight, especially with threats up. Meanwhile, IC and Border Patrol got funded through Trump's big budget bill, but spots

1:04like FEMA, Coast Guard, and Cybersecurity are scraping by, without checks. Homan shut down Democrats push for more ice changes, like body cameras and no raids in hospitals, churches, or schools. He says those tweaks are already in place, and agents wait outside sensitive spots to grab folks in their neighborhoods instead. Airports hold steady with this team up, but the shutdown squeeze keeps hitting everyday workers hard, leaving everyone waiting for that funding fix.