{"id":22061,"date":"2026-03-21T16:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/trump-threatens-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-democrats-wont-fund-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:53:15","slug":"trump-threatens-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-democrats-wont-fund-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/trump-threatens-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-democrats-wont-fund-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Threatens To Deploy ICE To Airports If Democrats Won\u2019t Fund DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"


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PALM BEACH \u2014 President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to move Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents \u201cto the airports\u201d unless Democrats quickly come to an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

The president spoke up in a Truth Social post Saturday morning in Palm Beach, where he spent the morning golfing. His threat comes as more than 300 TSA officers have quit their jobs, according to CBS News<\/a>, and while TSA officers have begun calling out at increasing rates, causing long security lines across the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Radical Left Democrats don\u2019t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before,\u201d vowed Trump.<\/p>\n

ICE\u2019s work would include, according to the president, \u201cthe immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Travelers wait in long security lines at Newark Liberty International Airport as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers work without pay during a busy travel weekend on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports,\u201d the president concluded.<\/p>\n

Early Saturday morning, billionaire Elon Musk offered<\/a> to personally cover the salaries of the TSA agents who are working without pay due to the shutdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,\u201d Musk said Saturday.<\/p>\n

The White House didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment on the topic.<\/p>\n

As the shutdown continues, officers are reporting that they are struggling to cover basic expenses, including rent and childcare, according to the Department of Homeland Security. One TSA officer faces eviction after missing his first full paycheck, and another, who is a cancer patient, is unable to keep up with insurance copays.<\/p>\n

Some TSA officers are even sleeping in their cars at the airport, The Daily Wire has learned, in order to save on gas money and other costs while they continue to work without pay.<\/p>\n

The surge in unscheduled absences is due in part to TSA officers taking second jobs to make ends meet, DHS shared. Many workers had not yet recovered from the last two shutdowns, since this is the third shutdown they have faced during the past 15 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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