ICE officers could stay at US airports
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The Senate voted unanimously early Friday to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations.
ICE agents are assisting TSA agents with processing passengers, with no end to their deployment specified.
The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session.
Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration "move those lines" while also enforcing immigration law.
Retired Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino says Minneapolis operations were "vastly different" from those in other cities.
Records obtained by the ACLU show cases contradicting Sheriff Chris Nanos’ past denials that his department collaborates with federal law enforcement.
The development follows executive action by President Trump aimed at restoring pay for TSA workers, many of whom have continued reporting to work without compensation.