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Federal immigration officers were seen at several US airports on Monday after the Trump administration said it would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to thin security lines amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The closure, which began on February 14, led to long lines at airport pre-gate security checkpoints, which are typically handled by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. Since the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of DHS agents, including TSA, have worked without pay since Congress failed to pass new funding.
Democrats are Advocating for changes to federal immigration operations after reports of abuse by agents, including the killing of US citizens earlier this year.
In recent days, travelers have photographed waiting lines with waiting times estimated at several hours. Trump border czar Tom Homan He told CNN ICE agents will be deployed starting Monday at airports with longer wait times. Homan said details of the plan are still under discussion.
Critics say having ICE agents at airports will do that Increased tensions With travelers.
Federal agents were seen making at least one arrest at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday evening, according to eyewitness accounts. One video Posted on TikTok The video shows unidentified plainclothes agents refusing to identify themselves as they detain a person, including a child, behind the security line at the station gate. video Posted on Reddit It shows agents detaining a person from another angle. TechCrunch contacted the poster.
An ICE spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the arrest.
According to Associated Press reporters, ICE agents were also seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Guardian Reports ICE was seen at airports in Newark, New Orleans, and JFK in New York. CNN Reports Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix and San Juan are among the airports where ICE has been deployed.
ICE is known to use a wide range of Tools to identify and target individualsincluding facial recognition apps and phone unlocking tools to break into people’s devices. ICE agents also use location data, obtained from people’s phone apps and games, to monitor people’s whereabouts.