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ICE agents deployed to Houston airports during DHS shutdown spent time managing lines rather than security operations.
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Journalist Amanda Moore documented ICE agents deployed to Houston airports during a partial government shutdown, finding they spent much of their time discouraging line-cutting and ushering travelers up escalators rather than addressing security delays. The Trump administration sent the agents after announcing they would help manage hours-long TSA checkpoint lines caused by the funding lapse. The Senate voted Friday to restore Department of Homeland Security funding, but House Republicans have declined to proceed, and some ICE agents told Moore they expect to remain at airports indefinitely.
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