After announcing his intentions to send US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to help alleviate long wait times and travel chaos, President Donald Trump’s plan went into effect on Monday.
ICE agents were spotted at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday.
They were deployed to airports to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers who have been working without pay since mid-February due to a partial government shutdown.
After some creative suggestions to help out travelers and workers — including an offer from Elon Musk to personally pay TSA salaries and donations of food and basic necessities from casinos in Las Vegas — the latest idea came from President Trump, who announced intentions to send ICE agents to airports on Sunday.
ICE Agents at US Airports Amid TSA Travel Chaos: Photos
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