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Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports on Monday if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety.
Transportation Security Administration personnel are set to miss a second full paycheck on 27 March amid a partial government shutdown in its 36th day as lawmakers clash over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency for TSA and ICE.
“I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday, in response to the airport staff shortages which have disrupted travel.
More than 400 TSA workers have quit since the partial shutdown began on 14 February, DHS said. ICE agents are not specifically trained for airport security, which is TSA’s domain.
Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff
TSA officers have called in sick as paychecks have dried up, with the shortage of security agents disrupting travel at major airports. More than 10% of TSA officers called in sick on more than half of the past seven days, DHS said in a statement on Saturday.
‘Vile’ Trump condemned for gloating over Robert Mueller death
Donald Trump has been condemned as a “vile, disgusting man” and a “sick human being” after gloating over the death of Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
US counter-terrorism chief who resigned says he fears retaliation but has no regrets
The counter-terrorism official who resigned from Donald Trump’s administration over the US and Israel’s war against Iran, Joe Kent, has said he is bracing for political retribution – but would do it all again anyway.
US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures
The Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on 20 March 2026.
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