agents ICE will be deployed at airports in USA since Monday. This amid growing congestion at terminals due to a blockade partial budget in Congress.
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President Donald Trump announced the extraordinary measure in a social media post Sunday morning. Officials are already working on a plan.
Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, confirmed to CNN that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents They will be transferred from their usual duties to airports on Monday, but will not perform work for which they are not qualified.
“I don’t see ICE agents checking x-ray machinesbecause they are not trained for that,” he said on CNN.
Instead, officers will help “where they can provide extra security,” such as monitoring exits.
“Today we will design a plan and we will execute it tomorrow“he confirmed.
Since February 14, the resources for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) They are frozen by the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Congress over ICE practices. DHS is responsible for airport security posts.
More than 300 employees have resigned since February 14according to the DHS. According to US media, unscheduled absences have more than doubled.
Some officers chose to take second jobs or rely on donations, according to union members. Several major airports collect gift cards and They supply food pantries for TSA personnel.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday he believes the situation “will get worse” in the next few days.
“As it gets worse, I think that puts pressure on Congress to come up with a resolution,” Duffy said on ABC.
(With information from AFP)
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