Airport security lines are stretching for hours at some major hubs, but at others, travelers are through in minutes.
“ICE is running the security!” one incredulous traveler was heard remarking after making it through the two-hour-long line.
With the current partial shutdown and the record 43-day governmentwide shutdown last fall, most DHS employees have gone without pay for half the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Some Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have started checking travelers’ identification documents after receiving standard training from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), officials from the latter agency said. Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that ICE officers…
Several US airports advised travelers on Saturday to arrive at least four hours before their flights because of long security lines even after President Donald Trump said Transportation Security Administration workers would be paid by tapping funds from his 2025 tax and spending bill.
