Airport Chaos Escalates as Trump Deploys ICE Agents Amid TSA Walkouts
President claims immigration agents could help manage long airport security lines as unpaid TSA agents refuse to report for duty during partial government shutdown.
The ongoing partial government shutdown in the United States has led to a new level of chaos at the nation's airports, as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents refuse to report for duty amid a lack of pay, and President Trump has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in an attempt to help manage the resulting long security lines.
Security lines stretched for hours on Monday at US airports, as TSA agents, who have been working without pay since the shutdown began, increasingly called in sick or refused to show up for their shifts. In response, Trump claimed that ICE agents could help manage the long lines, with reports of their presence being observed in a dozen cities across the country.
Source: The Guardian
