Trump administration officials tried to explain how a surge of ICE agents to the nation’s airports, due to begin Monday, would alleviate some of the travel pressures Americans have faced in the midst of a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that is now in its second month.
Border Czar Tom Homan said Sunday that ICE agents would assist in airport security while also enforcing the president’s immigration agenda. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, meanwhile, claimed ICE agents were already trained to perform tasks at airports – such as patting down individuals and operating X-ray scanning technology.
