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Trump Deploys Immigration Agents at Airports Amid Funding Crisis

3/22/2026

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that immigration agents will assist airport security by checking IDs to ease long lines amid a budget impasse.
TSA workers face unpaid work due to lack of Department of Homeland Security funding.
Critics, including Senate Democrats, argue deploying untrained ICE agents could escalate tensions among travelers.
As discussions continue, the Senate advanced the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the new homeland security secretary.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that immigration agents will assist airport security by checking IDs to ease long lines amid a budget impasse.
TSA workers face unpaid work due to lack of Department of Homeland Security funding.
Critics, including Senate Democrats, argue deploying untrained ICE agents could escalate tensions among travelers.
As discussions continue, the Senate advanced the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the new homeland security secretary.