Monday, March 23, 2026

ICE Invades Airports Across the US

ICE agents are being deployed to airports in America after funding for TSA was rejected multiple time by Republicans.

Posted by Corky at 06:31 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink

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Over the last 24 hours, ICE agents have invaded over a dozen airports across the United States, where they've been deployed ostensibly to assist with long security lines caused by the partial government shutdown.

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-- WIRED (@wired.com) Mar 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM

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"If the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.

"I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, GET READY.' NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!"

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Just bring a bag with $50k in cash with you to the airport.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-22 09:50 PM

to determine where agents would best fit at airports across the nation

Nowhere. They have zero legal authority to exercise any role in enforcing airport security, regulations or laws.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 12:31 PM

On a related note, some ICE agents have reportedly received emails reminding them that, according to their contracts, they are "eligible" for deployment overseas. So it will be very convenient if they are already at the airport.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-03-23 01:31 PM

Can we send them all overseas?

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-23 01:32 PM

DHS is paying ICE to be at the airports.

DHS is not paying TSA to be at the airports.

The Republican Party is following their instructions in Project 2025.

Privatization of TSA.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-23 01:36 PM

this afternoon the wait time at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International airport security check

time was between 5 and 10 minutes...

so once again Trump does what I wanted.....to say F/K YOU to you and yours.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-23 06:48 PM

STFU you stupid piece of s^*%.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 07:06 PM

Hi Clownshack

Armed ICE agents terrorizing commuters at airports is perfect.

Who has anxieties about flying in Amerikkka, right?

The GOP is all aboard about privatizing TSA so Republican contractors can make a fortune: Told 'ya so

On Tuesday 5 Nov 2024, another day that will live in infamy, 76,535,898 morons voted for a draft-dodging geriatric silver-spooned racist pedophilic oligarch who has depleted the US treasury and given them five dollars a gallon for diesel fuel-- and sent armed masked thugs to Amerikkka's airports to terrorize air travelers.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 07:27 PM

I had not seen this thread when I posted a new thread on the back page.

So, bringing that article to this thread...

ICE Official Says Agents Will Hate' Helping TSA at Airports
www.newsweek.com

... Federal immigration agents will "hate" being deployed to assist airport security operations amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official told Newsweek.

"The HSI agents will hate it," the official said, referring to Homeland Security Investigations personnel. "I've not heard any talk of this within ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations). They want us arresting and deporting aliens."

The official, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said they first heard about the reassignment when they were contacted by Newsweek over the weekend.

The Trump administration has begun deploying ICE agents to airports nationwide to assist TSA, following weeks of disruption caused by the partial government shutdown, which has contributed to staffing shortages and longer passenger screening times. Some airports have advised travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual.
An ICE agent at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 23, 2026. | AP Photo/Ryan Murphy

President Donald Trump said Monday he does not support allowing ICE agents to wear masks while assisting at airports. ...


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:46 PM

so once again Trump does what I wanted.....to say F/K YOU to you and yours.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan

So you wanted trump to cripple our kids with debt so that billionaires could get tax cuts?

#10 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 07:47 PM

In a related story lines are much longer at airport Starbucks locations nationwide. And airport bars with sporting events on televisions are also doing very well ...

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2026-03-23 08:20 PM

People should say to them "Nice costume but it's not Halloween."

#12 | Posted by TenMile at 2026-03-23 08:25 PM

Question: do TSA agents wear bullet-proof vests when they do their job?

If not, why do the airport-based ICE agents I see in the videos seem to be wearing bullet-proof vests?

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 08:30 PM

Hah!

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 08:30 PM

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