Fears that the deployments will heighten tensionSome fear the move to deploy federal immigration agents will only escalate tensions. At Atlanta’s airport, ICE officers wearing tactical vests carried handguns holstered on their hips. On Sunday, Trump said federal immigration officers could assist TSA by guarding exit lanes or checking passenger IDs. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. And some aviation unions have raised additional safety concerns in light of the Trump administration’s deployment of federal immigration officers.

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2026 14:52 UTC