Trump directs ICE to arrest all undocumented immigrants at US airports
ICE Deployment
Donald Trump announced that ICE agents will be sent to US airports on Monday to arrest “all illegal immigrants.”
Democrats criticized Trump’s announcement, accusing him of politicizing immigration enforcement amid ongoing concerns about security and fairness in law enforcement practices at airports.
ICE agents are scheduled to begin airport operations on Monday, targeting illegal immigrants as directed by Donald Trump.
Briefing summary
Donald Trump announced that ICE agents will begin operations at US airports on Monday, targeting all illegal immigrants. He emphasized that these agents would conduct security measures more effectively than prior efforts.
Meanwhile, TSA officers are facing delays in payment, leading to staff walkouts and increased wait times at airport security checkpoints. This situation raises concerns as ICE prepares for its airport operations.
Additionally, Democrats have threatened to shut down the Department of Homeland Security unless new oversight measures for ICE agents are implemented. This follows recent incidents involving the deaths of US citizens by federal officers during previous ICE deployments.
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Donald Trump has said ICE agents will be sent into US airports on Monday, where they will be arresting “all illegal immigrants”.
The US president said in a post on Truth Social that the “brilliant and patriotic” agents “will do Security [sic] like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants [sic]”.
Mr Trump said that “if the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!
Anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota in February. Pic: AP
“I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, ‘GET READY.'”, he added.
TSA officers, who carry out security checks at US airports, have not been paid, leading to staff walkouts and long queues at airport security.
A federal agent at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota in January. File pic: Reuters
In February, Democrats vowed to shut down the Department of Homeland Security until Republicans agreed to new checks on ICE agents, such as requiring them to wear identification and banning them from wearing face coverings.
The move followed the killing of two US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal officers after 2,000 ICE agents were deployed to Minneapolis at the start of the year.
ICE agents work would, Mr Trump said, with “heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota. I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports”.