The Trump administration deployed ICE and other Homeland Security agents to 14 of the nation’s airports on Monday to help shuttle passengers through overcrowded TSA checkpoints. In one airport, the security line wait-time was up to six hours. The agents are filling in for TSA officers in some places due to mass call-outs during the … Read more
Last month, Democratic lawmakers blocked federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security over the public conduct of immigration enforcement officials. Six weeks into that stalemate, the president has placed those officers and agents squarely back in public view – at the country’s busiest airports. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel arrived at their new … Read more
The Senate on Monday confirmed Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to lead the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top House Democrat is pushing back on calls for a probe into Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, hiring a wanted fugitive as a security guard before he was fatally shot in a standoff with SWAT officers. “I don’t know if that’s the House’s place to investigate,” Rep. … Read more
Worried travelers arrive extra early to wait in huge security lines – CBS News Watch CBS News With no deal to end the partial government shutdown in sight, growing security lines at many airports often take more time to get through than the flight itself. Nicole Sganga reports. Source link
China rolls out over 1,000 cargo ships a year, while the U.S. – maybe three. The Trump administration has called this a crisis with both economic and national security risks. Source link
Trump calling in ICE agents for airport security as DHS shutdown continues – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration says ICE officers will be stationed at hotspot U.S. airports starting Monday to assist with TSA screenings. They will undergo some training before then. Skyler Henry reports. Source link
Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been scrambling to carry out a weekend directive from President Trump to have immigration agents provide security at airports amid the partial government shutdown, multiple sources familiar with the internal deliberations told CBS News. On Saturday, Mr. Trump posted a message on Truth Social suggesting he would deploy ICE … Read more
Chappell Roan addressed outrage from fans after Brazilian soccer player Jorginho Frello accused the pop star’s security team of treating his 11-year-old daughter in a way that left her in tears and “extremely shaken.” Frello said his wife, Catherine Harding, and daughter, whom Harding had with her ex Jude Law, were staying at the same … Read more
The shutdown, which began when lawmakers in the Senate failed to reach an agreement to fund DHS, has led TSA agents to call out or quit en mass as they’ve gone without paychecks for weeks. More than 400 TSA agents across the country have quit since the shutdown began. In a separate interview Sunday on … Read more