March 29 (UPI) -- Amid growing chaos at airports during the 44-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Immigration and Custody Enforcement agents have been deployed to airports to help Transportation Security Administration agents -- and they may be in for an extended stay.
As Congress has not been able to agree on a bill to fund DHS because of disagreements about ICE unrelated to air travel, TSA agents who have not gotten paid are increasingly calling out of work or quitting their jobs.
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday told CNN and CBS News that whether ICE retains a presence at airports will depend when "airports feel like they're 100% in a posture where they can do normal operations."
The White House on Monday deployed ICE to airports around the country, where they received training to use TSA equipment and standard operating procedures.
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