Trump Deploys ICE to Airports Amid Shutdown

0:00It's March 22nd. This is entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI, your friend wrote to the latest buzz. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump is pushing ahead with deploying immigration officers from customs and immigration enforcement to major airports starting Monday. The goal is the backup transportation security administration agents amid the partial government shutdown were hundreds of thousands of homeland. Security workers have gone unpaid since last month. Crats in Congress are holding firm demanding reforms to how federal immigration agents operate before approving new funding for the Department of Homeland Security. This standoff has kept essential services like airport security strained. White House borders are Tom Homan has held talks with a bipartisan group of senators over the shutdown. He described the discussions as, productive but noted no full agreement yet. Meanwhile, the Senate is moving forward with confirming Senator Mark Wayne Mullin from Oklahoma as the next Homeland Security Secretary with a possible vote late Monday.

1:04Homan is coordinating with TSA and ICE leaders on specifics, promising a detailed plan by Sunday evening. Agents will focus on big airports with three hour waits, handling tasks like monitoring exits or checking identifications to free TSA staff for screening. This forced multiplier approach avoids untrained roles like x-ray scans, aiming the cut lines and boost security right away.