By David Shepardson
March 23, 2026 12:47 PM UTC Updated 8 mins ago
节点运行失败
Item 1 of 6 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are present as passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
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- Summary
- ICE deployment not for immigration enforcement, says Atlanta Mayor Dickens
- TSA absences peak due to government shutdown, over 400 resignations
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents began deploying at more than a dozen U.S. airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.
The Homeland Security Department confirmed it had begun deploying hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to assist in security at airports facing significant staffing issues.
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DHS said that on Sunday nearly 12% of Transportation Security Administration officers — or more than 3,450 — did not show up for work, the highest since a partial government shutdown began more than five weeks ago.
ICE and Homeland Security Investigations officers were being deployed to around 14 airports including in Atlanta, two in New York, Newark, New Orleans, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, and Fort Myers, Florida, according to officials and social media posts.
Separately, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson – the busiest U.S. airport – told passengers to arrive at least four hours early on Monday for flights after more than 40% of TSA officers did not show up for work on Sunday.
CROWD CONTROL, NOT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
The nation’s 50,000 TSA airport security officers are not getting paid due to the partial shutdown.
Social media posts showed ICE agents standing near TSA officers who were checking IDs.
For now, ICE personnel will not be deployed in areas behind airport security checkpoints because they lack the specific clearance needed, sources told Reuters.
At airports in Houston, Baltimore, New Orleans, New York and Atlanta, more than one-third of TSA staff were calling in sick or otherwise absent, DHS said, as the shutdown left tens of thousands working without pay while congressional Democrats and Republicans argue over the DHS budget.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said federal officials had indicated that the ICE deployment would support TSA in crowd control and managing security lines in domestic terminals, and is
ICE agents deployed to more than a dozen US airports amid staffing gaps | Reuters
By David Shepardson
March 23, 2026 12:47 PM UTC Updated 8 mins ago
节点运行失败
Item 1 of 6 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are present as passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
[1/6]United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are present as passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at… Read more
- Summary
- ICE deployment not for immigration enforcement, says Atlanta Mayor Dickens
- TSA absences peak due to government shutdown, over 400 resignations
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents began deploying at more than a dozen U.S. airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.
The Homeland Security Department confirmed it had begun deploying hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to assist in security at airports facing significant staffing issues.
The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here.
DHS said that on Sunday nearly 12% of Transportation Security Administration officers — or more than 3,450 — did not show up for work, the highest since a partial government shutdown began more than five weeks ago.
ICE and Homeland Security Investigations officers were being deployed to around 14 airports including in Atlanta, two in New York, Newark, New Orleans, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, and Fort Myers, Florida, according to officials and social media posts.
Separately, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson – the busiest U.S. airport – told passengers to arrive at least four hours early on Monday for flights after more than 40% of TSA officers did not show up for work on Sunday.
CROWD CONTROL, NOT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
The nation’s 50,000 TSA airport security officers are not getting paid due to the partial shutdown.
Social media posts showed ICE agents standing near TSA officers who were checking IDs.
For now, ICE personnel will not be deployed in areas behind airport security checkpoints because they lack the specific clearance needed, sources told Reuters.
At airports in Houston, Baltimore, New Orleans, New York and Atlanta, more than one-third of TSA staff were calling in sick or otherwise absent, DHS said, as the shutdown left tens of thousands working without pay while congressional Democrats and Republicans argue over the DHS budget.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said federal officials had indicated that the ICE deployment would support TSA in crowd control and managing security lines in domestic terminals, and is
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