Trump deploys ICE agents to US airports amid staffing issues, delays
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Democrats and other observers slam deployment of US immigration agents to airports as dangerous and source of tension.
Immigration agents have begun deploying to some airports in the United States as a federal government funding battle has led to long delays and staffing problems at airports across the country.
The Reuters news agency reported on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it has begun deploying hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist in security at airports facing significant staffing issues.
Officials told Reuters that ICE and Homeland Security Investigations officers were being deployed to more than a dozen airports across the country, including New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
CNN also reported that at least four ICE agents were seen at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey outside New York.
The deployment comes as congestion has soared at US airport security screening stations due to a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation drive.
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