President Trump has warned he may send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to handle airport security duties if Democrats don't agree to funding legislation. The threat comes as airport security workers have gone without pay for over a month during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
President Trump has issued a warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could be sent to handle security duties at airports nationwide if congressional Democrats refuse to approve funding legislation.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated: “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!” He continued in the same message: “I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, ‘GET READY.’ NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!”
The president’s social media warning came just hours after tech billionaire Elon Musk announced he would pay the wages of airport security workers who have been operating without compensation since mid-February.
The Department of Homeland Security has remained shuttered for more than 30 days now. Democratic lawmakers refuse to authorize funding for the agency unless Republican colleagues abandon the administration’s widely-supported mass deportation initiatives.
Salisbury University Swimmer Captures Second Place at National Championships
Salisbury University Swimmers Cap Historic Season with Strong NCAA Showing
Iran Executes Three Young Protesters on New Year’s Eve
Cuba Suffers Third Complete Power Grid Failure This Month