US airports to remain under ICE guard as long as needed

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will continue providing security at American airports until the responsibility can be fully resumed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), White House border security coordinator Tom Homan told CBS News.

“We're going to continue a nice presence there, and until the airports feel like they're in- they're in 100% you know, in a posture where they can do no normal operations. If less TSA agents come back, that means we'll keep more ICE agents there.The President has been clear. He wants to secure those airports, especially, as I said earlier, in an increased threat posture, we need to secure those airports,” he stressed.

US President Donald Trump announced on March 21 that ICE officers would be deployed to secure US airports, as the TSA, part of the Department of Homeland Security, has been unable to fully carry out its duties.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been suspended since February 14, prompting hundreds of TSA employees to resign over unpaid wages, creating significant operational challenges for American airports.

By Jeyhun Aghazada