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littlemissmartypants

(33,778 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:09 PM Mar 26

ICE officers now checking IDs in airport security lines

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now verifying identification at more than 15 airports nationwide, deploying on Monday to assist with passenger screening amid the ongoing government shutdown.
• A 40-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has diminished Transportation Security Administration staffing, with major hubs reporting callout rates above 35% and wait times exceeding four hours on Thursday.
• Although DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated ICE officers received "standard TSA training," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed agents could operate X-ray machines, while border czar Tom Homan disputed this, saying agents lack specialized training.


https://ground.news/article/ice-officers-now-checking-ids-in-airport-security-lines

Apologies if this is redundant.

❤️pants

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ICE officers now checking IDs in airport security lines (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 26 OP
not redundant...just helping prove my point... ret5hd Mar 26 #1
Who could have predicted? BurnDoubt Mar 26 #2
I think it could be intresting... FarPoint Mar 26 #3
The purpose of which is to acclimate America to seeing, existing, LIVING UNDER Trump Gestapo OCCUPATION, B.See Mar 26 #4
I have family flying this weekend. ecstatic Mar 26 #5
Everyone should carry whistles GenThePerservering Mar 27 #6

FarPoint

(14,783 posts)
3. I think it could be intresting...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:29 PM
Mar 26

as this too happens to the MAGA voters..... Maybe is this the reality point for them we have been waiting for...?

B.See

(8,532 posts)
4. The purpose of which is to acclimate America to seeing, existing, LIVING UNDER Trump Gestapo OCCUPATION,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:33 PM
Mar 26

involvement, and oversight - into every aspect of our lives.

Welcome to the REICH.

ecstatic

(35,080 posts)
5. I have family flying this weekend.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:39 PM
Mar 26

I asked them if they will step in if they see someone being brutalized by ICE. They both said no. But I did mention that they won't know how they'll respond until they're in the situation. Anyone flying should think about these potential scenarios ahead of time.

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