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Federal immigration officers were seen at several US airports on Monday after the Trump administration said it would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to thin security lines amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The closure, which began on February 14, led to long lines at airport pre-gate security checkpoints, which are typically handled by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. Since the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of DHS agents, including TSA, have worked without pay since Congress failed to pass new funding.
Democrats are calling for changes to federal immigration processes after reports of abuses by agents, including the killings of US citizens earlier this year.
In recent days, travelers have photographed waiting lines with waiting times estimated at several hours. Tom Homan, Trump’s border coordinator, told CNN that ICE agents will be deployed starting Monday at airports with longer wait times. Homan said details of the plan are still under discussion.
Critics say the presence of ICE agents at airports would increase tensions with travelers.
Federal agents were seen making at least one arrest at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday evening, according to eyewitness accounts. One video posted on TikTok shows unidentified plainclothes agents refusing to identify themselves as they detain a person, including a child, behind the security line at the station gate. A video posted on Reddit shows agents detaining a person from another angle. TechCrunch contacted the poster.
An ICE spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the arrest.
According to Associated Press reporters, ICE agents were also seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Guardian reported that ICE was seen at airports in Newark, New Orleans, and JFK in New York. CNN reports that Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix and San Juan are among the airports where ICE has been deployed.
ICE is known to use a wide range of tools to identify and target individuals, including facial recognition apps and phone unlocking tools to break into people’s devices. ICE agents also use location data, obtained from people’s phone apps and games, to monitor people’s whereabouts.
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