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George Chidi in Atlanta

TSA lines stretch for hours as Trump deploys ICE agents to US airports

ICE agents at TSA checkpoint at Atlanta airport during deployment to fill staffing gaps.
ICE agents are present as passengers wait in a TSA line in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Alyssa Pointer/Reuters

Security lines stretched for hours on Monday at US airports where unpaid Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) screening agents refused to report for duty and ICE agents deployed by Donald Trump were reportedly seen in a dozen cities.

The president claimed over the weekend that immigration agents could help manage long lines, but in Atlanta, little immediate impact of their presence could be observed. Meanwhile, airport staff were getting creative trying to herd thousands of discontented passengers.

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