唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，移民和海关执法局(ICE)特工将于周一开始协助全美各地机场的运输安全管理局(TSA)特工。
此举发生之际，特朗普和共和党人与民主党人就国土安全部的资金问题展开激烈斗争。由于民主党人阻挠资金以争取移民改革，全美各地的TSA特工已经一个多月没有拿到工资了。
“周一，ICE将前往机场帮助我们出色的TSA特工，尽管激进左派民主党人只专注于保护非法进入我国的强硬派罪犯，但他们却通过扣留早已签署密封合同约定的资金来危害美国安全，等等。”特朗普在Truth Social上写道。
“但要注意，无论ICE做得多么出色，领导无能民主党人的疯子们都会对他们的工作提出严厉批评。他们会做得非常出色。伟大的汤姆·霍曼负责此事！”他补充道。
航空旅客在机场长时间排队时“破解”TSA安检通道
唐纳德·特朗普总统正在部署ICE特工以支持美国机场的TSA工作。(美联社照片/马克·谢菲尔贝因)
特朗普周六首次威胁要向机场部署ICE特工，要求民主党人“立即签署协议”以资助国土安全部。
TSA警告安全“威胁”，机场安检口关闭引发更多旅行延误
TSA官员被视为关键员工，即使在政府停摆期间也必须报到工作，尽管工资可能会被延迟发放。
全美各地机场报告大量员工请病假或未到岗，超过400名TSA员工已经辞职。
图片45：机场乘客在得克萨斯州休斯顿威廉·P·霍比机场的安检口排起数小时的长队
旅客在得克萨斯州休斯顿威廉·P·霍比机场的运输安全管理局安检口排队。(马克·费利克斯/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社)
周六早些时候，埃隆·马斯克在政府资金僵局期间提出为TSA人员支付工资。
“我愿意在这场影响全美各地机场众多美国人生活的资金僵局期间，为TSA员工支付工资。”马斯克在X平台上写道。
在部分政府停摆期间，埃隆·马斯克提出为数万名TSA员工支付工资。(布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社)
由于TSA官员大量缺勤，美国主要机场经历了严重延误，部分地区安检等待时间超过3小时。受灾最严重的机场包括休斯顿(HOU、IAH)、亚特兰大(ATL)、新奥尔良(MSY)和费城(PHL)。
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周四清晨拍摄的费城视频显示，数百名乘客在电梯和自动扶梯上等待通过安检口。
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will begin assisting TSA agents at airports across the country on Monday, President Donald Trump says.
The move comes as Trump and Republicans battle with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. TSA agents across the country have gone more than a month without a paycheck as Democrats hold up funding in hopes of securing immigration reforms.
“On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful TSA Agents who have stayed on the job despite the fact that the Radical Left Democrats, who are only focused on protecting hard line criminals who have entered our Country illegally, are endangering the USA by holding back the money that was long ago agreed to with signed and sealed contracts, and all,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“But watch, no matter how great a job ICE does, the Lunatics leading the incompetent Dems will be highly critical of their work. THEY WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. The great Tom Homan is in charge!” he added.
AIR TRAVELERS ARE HACKING TSA LINES DURING HOURS-LONG MAJOR AIRPORT WAITS
President Donald Trump is deploying ICE agents to support the TSA at U.S. airports.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump first threatened to deploy ICE to airports on Saturday, demanding that Democrats “immediately sign an agreement” to fund DHS.
TSA WARNS OF SECURITY ‘THREAT’ AS AIRPORT CHECKPOINT CLOSURES TRIGGER MORE TRAVEL DELAYS
TSA officers are considered essential employees and are required to report to work even during a shutdown, though pay can be delayed.
Airports across the country have reported huge numbers of employees calling out sick or not showing up for work. More than 400 TSA employees have quit their jobs.
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas.(Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Earlier Saturday, Elon Musk offered to cover the salaries of TSA personnel during the ongoing government funding standoff.
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“I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk wrote on X.
Image 47: Elon Musk and Donald Trump embrace
Elon Musk offered to pay the salaries for tens of thousands of TSA employees amid the partial government shutdown.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Major U.S. airports have experienced severe delays, with security wait times exceeding three hours in some cases, due to high TSA officer absenteeism. Hardest-hit airports include Houston (HOU, IAH), Atlanta (ATL), New Orleans (MSY), and Philadelphia (PHL).
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Footage from Philadelphia, shot early Thursday morning, showed hundreds of passengers waiting on elevators and escalators to clear a security checkpoint.
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on X: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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