The Trump administration has deployed ICE agents to over a dozen U.S.
airports amid an ongoing federal shutdown that's causing long wait times.
Eyewitnesses have already recorded at least one arrest in San Francisco's airport.
Federal immigration agents filmed making airport arrests as Trump calls in ICE to ease security line delays Zack Whittaker 7:23 AM PDT · March 23, 2026 Federal immigration officers have been seen at several U.S.
airports on Monday after the Trump administration said it would deploy ICE agents to ease security lines amid an ongoing partial government shutdown.
The shutdown, which began on February 14, has resulted in long lines at airport pre-gate security checkpoints, typically handled by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents.
Since the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of agents under the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA, have worked without pay since Congress failed to pass new funding.
Democrats are calling for changes to federal immigration operations after reports of abuse by agents, including the killing of two U.S.
In recent days, travelers have filmed lines with wait times estimated at several hours.