Trump to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday

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https://www.axios.com/2026/03/22/trump-ice-agents-airports-tsa-dhs-shutdown]

Driving the news: White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN's "State of the Union" that he's "currently working on the plan now." He said ICE agents would not operate X-ray machines but could guard exit lanes and check IDs to free up TSA officers.

Asked how a plan created in 24 hours could be well thought out, Homan replied: "How much of a plan does it mean to guard an exit to make sure no one comes through that exit?"
It takes four to six months to train and certify TSA officers, according to DHS, a process ICE agents have not undergone. There is no law mandating specific training requirements for checkpoint screeners, and the acting TSA administrator could designate ICE agents to fill those roles, former TSA administrator John Pistole tells Axios.

Curious about ICE attire for doing TSA gigs at airports: Will they have a dress code? Will they be told NOT to show up in masks, and all the military security blankie stuff they take comfort in? If they aren't forced to leave the masks, guns, flack vests, gas canisters at home, how will we tell them apart from any possible terrorists taking advantage of GOP bad planning?