ICE Agents Deploy to 14 Major US Airports to Supplement TSA During DHS Shutdown

ICE officers deployed to at least 14 major airports including Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson and JFK, ostensibly to supplement TSA during the DHS funding shutdown. Al Jazeera reported the deployment blurs the line between immigration enforcement and airport security, raising concerns among civil liberties groups that ICE agents may use airport access to conduct immigration enforcement operations alongside security screening. The deployment began March 23 and coincides with a video from San Francisco showing ICE detaining a woman and child at the airport on March 22.