Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners - WWAYTV3

President Donald Trump pressed ahead with deploying hundreds of immigration officers to large U.S. airports to bolster strained TSA operations during a partial DHS shutdown, despite warnings the move could heighten tensions. ICE's Tom Homan said agents may guard exits or check IDs at crowded hubs, while union leaders argued they lack aviation training. Hourslong waits snarled Atlanta's airport and crowds swelled at New York's JFK. As Democrats resisted and funding talks dragged on, the Senate advanced Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS. Some Republicans backed the plan; others, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, called it a bad idea.