Trump to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday

(Andrew Pantazi – Axios) President Trump said Sunday he will send ICE agents to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist TSA officers who have been working without pay for more than five weeks during a partial Homeland Security shutdown. The move thrusts the very agency that sparked the shutdown with its conduct in Minnesota into the nation’s airports to deal with the consequences. The administration has not said which airports, how many agents, or exactly what roles they would fill. The White House declined to answer questions, and the TSA and DHS did not immediately return Axios’ requests for comment. White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s “State of the Union” that he’s “currently working on the plan now.” He said ICE agents would not operate X-ray machines but could guard exit lanes and check IDs to free up TSA officers. – Trump deploys ICE agents to airports amid DHS shutdown and TSA staffing crisis