Trump Threatens ICE Airport Deployment Over Funding Bill
In response to the ongoing funding impasse for the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump announced plans to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports nationwide starting Monday. This move is intended to escalate immigration enforcement operations, targeting undocumented immigrants, particularly those from Somalia. The president stated this action would occur unless Democrats agree to fund the department. Meanwhile, talks between Democrats and the White House aimed at resolving the shutdown, which has left TSA officers without pay, were described as productive, though no resolution had yet been reached.