Cruz demands answers from TSA over 'concerning' deployment of air marshals to southern border
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Sen. Ted Cruz wants more information about the ongoing deployment of federal air marshals to the southern border, expressing concern about the potential impact on flight security.
Air marshals were initially sought to go to the southern border last year on a voluntary basis, but that later changed to mandatory deployments, sparking outrage and a "mutiny" from marshals. 10.3 Cruz Letter to TSA on Air Marshals by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
The air marshals became one of a number of law enforcement groups who ended up deployed to the besieged southern border as the migrant crisis escalated to historic levels. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.