00:00U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcements, or ICE agents, to U
00:07.S. airports beginning Monday.
00:09In a true social post, Trump said the agents would support Transportation Security Administration officers who have remained on the
00:17job during the ongoing funding standoff.
00:19The move comes after Trump warned a day earlier that he would deploy federal immigration agents if lawmakers did not
00:26agree to pass funding for airport safety.
00:29The comments come as tens of thousands of TSA agents have been working without pay for weeks, with lawmakers still
00:36divided over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
00:40Democratic lawmakers are demanding curbs on DHS after masked ICE agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in the streets
00:49of Minneapolis earlier this year, amid an unprecedented deportation surge in Minnesota.
00:54Speaking on Sunday, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said using ICE agents could help relieve pressure on TSA lines.
01:02Some 10 percent of TSA employees have been absent from work in recent days, with the rate even higher at
01:09major airports in Atlanta, New York City, and Houston, leading to lengthy lines for passengers.
01:15Hundreds of TSA agents have simply resigned, according to their labor union and TSA.
01:20The shortfall in TSA agents has led to long lines at airport security.
01:25Details of how ICE agents would help with the lines were scant.
01:29TSA personnel are said to miss a second full paycheck on March 27th.
01:34TSA staff earn on average of about $61,000 a year, according to federal data.
01:41Some airports are running food drives and accepting donations to support affected workers.
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