President Trump is considering deploying the National guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at airports across the country, Politico and other outlets reported.
“I want to thank ICE because they stepped in so strongly,” Trump told reporters at Palm Beach International Airport Monday. “They’ll do great. And if that’s not enough, we’ll bring in the National Guard.”
ICE agents were ordered to assist airports Monday amid a partial government shutdown leading to a shortage of TSA agents, who have gone unpaid since the DHS shutdown started more than a month ago. Democrats and Republicans have disagreed on how to bring the shutdown to an end, with Democrats pushing for reforms to ICE before funding for the department is passed.
National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Norris
