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Americans torn on who to blame for TSA hell as Trump issues surprise ICE order to agents flooding crisis-hit airports

Mar 24, 2026Right

American voters are narrowly blaming Donald Trump and Republicans for the current partial government shutdown that is snarling airport lines and forcing immigration officials to man TSA lines.

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As Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Airports, TSA Agents Continue to Go Without Pay: AFGE Union Steward

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Mar 24, 2026

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As Trump Deploys ICE Agents to Airports, TSA Agents Continue to Go Without Pay: AFGE Union Steward

The partial government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has caused major staffing shortages within the Transportation Security Administration, an agency under DHS that handles airport security procedures created in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. TSA officers have not been paid for over a…

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Republican Senator Says Trump to Blame for TSA Nightmare

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Mar 23, 2026

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Republican Senator Says Trump to Blame for TSA Nightmare

Republican Senator John Kennedy is blaming President Trump for blocking legislation that would have paid Transportation Service Administration agents and ended the present air travel nightmare lines.“Senator Cruz and I came up with a plan.... The Democrats have offered to open up everything but ICE,” Kennedy told Fox News on Monday, referring to the…

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Trump Pushes False Narrative in Ordering ICE Agents to “Help” TSA at US Airports

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Mar 23, 2026

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Trump Pushes False Narrative in Ordering ICE Agents to “Help” TSA at US Airports

Some GOP lawmakers have admitted that the decision to deploy ICE agents to airports is politically motivated.

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Top TSA watchdog backs Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown snarls travel

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Mar 23, 2026

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Top TSA watchdog backs Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown snarls travel

As the DHS shutdown enters its 37th day, GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez says Trump’s plan to use ICE agents at airports will "speed up the process" for frustrated American travelers.

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Here’s where ICE officers have been spotted assisting TSA with airport security lines

The Hill

Mar 24, 2026

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Here’s where ICE officers have been spotted assisting TSA with airport security lines

President Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to select airports on Monday in an effort to ease shutdown-related staffing strains that have contributed to long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints and flight delays. Border czar Tom Homan, whom Trump tasked with overseeing the deployment of the…

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Obama TSA leader says ICE at airports ‘could be a good thing’

Washington Examiner

Mar 24, 2026

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Obama TSA leader says ICE at airports ‘could be a good thing’

The head of the Transportation Security Administration during the Obama administration said President Donald Trump’s decision to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents into major U.S. airports “could be a good thing.” Former TSA Administrator John Pistole told CNN’s This Morning that ICE officers are a “visible deterrent” to…

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