The Move to Put ICE at Airports Fails to Break the DHS Funding Impasse

Facing record-high wait times at airport security checkpoints, President Donald Trump turned to an idea that gained traction after a woman from Arizona called into a right-wing talk radio show: send in immigration agents.

The result has not reduced security lines, according to data from affected airports. Fliers on Wednesday were still taking four or more hours to clear security at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where unpaid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents skipping shifts have sharply reduced screenings.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged that wait times had not decreased "as much as we'd like." She did not address a question on whether stationing ICE agents at airports has affected their work on deportations.

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