ICE at airports isn't easing long security lines, travelers say
USA TODAY
Staffing gaps at Transportation Security Administration have led to ICE deployments, but travelers still face long lines.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrived at some U.S. airports aiming to help with long waits amid the partial government shutdown, but at least one traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport tells USA TODAY that so far, "It’s not helping."
Both masked and unmasked ICE agents in marked vests were seen at JFK and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where travelers were still reporting long airport security waits.
In a post on social media, President Donald Trump weighed in on agents wearing masks, saying he's a "BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks," but said he'd "greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports."
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