Border Enforcement Continues as TSA Pay Resumes at Airports
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may stay at airports even after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) returns to full staffing, according to the border security czar.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may remain present at airports even after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) resumes full pay and staffing, according to the nation's top border security official. Tom Homan, the former acting director of ICE, argued on Sunday that the presence of ICE agents has helped decrease wait times at airports by assisting with identification checks and plugging security holes.
Homan's comments come as the partial government shutdown has forced thousands of TSA agents to work without pay, leading to longer lines and wait times at airports across the country. While the Senate has now passed a bill to provide back pay to federal workers, the shutdown's impacts are expected to linger for some time.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Despite the shutdown, Homan contended that the deployment of ICE agents to airports has been an effective measure in enhancing security and reducing wait times.
Source: The New York Times
