Trump Threatens Airport Disruption with ICE Deployment

This development follows the lapse of DHS funding more than a month ago, which has forced Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to work without pay, leading to significant delays at airport security checkpoints. The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee condemned President Trump's strategy, labeling it a "tool of fascism" and accusing the administration of "manufacturing chaos at airports for political leverage." Democrats have proposed funding only the TSA while negotiations continue, but Republicans rejected this approach.

Although a bipartisan group of lawmakers has been meeting, no compromise on ICE reform has emerged. The Senate is expected to vote as early as this week to confirm President Trump's new pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, as reported by Jackie DeFusco.