US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have begun patrolling major airports amid a partial government shutdown, aiming to ease travel disruptions. The move puts ICE personnel in highly visible roles at crowded airports, following intense scrutiny over fatal shootings linked to immigration operations. The government shutdown has caused mounting travel disruptions, prompting the deployment of ICE agents to major airports. This development adds to the ongoing challenges in US immigrati
US immigration agency began deploying to major airports on Monday, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown. The move places Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel – already under intense scrutiny after fatal shootings linked to immigration operations – in highly visible roles at crowded transport hubs across the country.