ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says

Associated Press (AP) Political StrategyNews ReportEN 4 min read 100% complete by By COLLIN BINKLEYMarch 21, 2026 at 08:23 PM

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President Trump stated on Saturday that he will order ICE officers to assist with airport security starting Monday, March 22, 2026, unless Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Trump announced this plan via social media while in Florida, citing long security lines at major airports due to a partial government shutdown. He suggested ICE agents would arrest "all Illegal Immigrants" at airports. This move is seen as an effort to expand immigration enforcement amid a congressional standoff. Democrats have pledged to oppose DHS funding without changes following a crackdown in Minnesota, seeking better identification for federal law enforcement, a new code of conduct, and increased use of judicial warrants.

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Trump said ICE officers sent to airports would focus on arresting immigrants from Somalia who are in the United States illegally.

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Democrats pledged to oppose funding for DHS unless changes were made in the wake of a crackdown in Minnesota.

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Trump threatened to put ICE officers in airports if the congressional standoff continues.

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President Trump said he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund DHS.

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A partial shutdown contributes to long lines at some of the nation’s largest airports.

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Marine One ×230% West Palm Beach 30% Minnesota 30% Washington ×240% Congress ×240% Department of Homeland Security ×260% Democrats ×370% U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ×280% Donald Trump ×590%

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ice officers 90% airport security 90% government shutdown 80% immigration enforcement 70% department of homeland security 70% democrats 60% illegal immigrants 50% congressional standoff 50%

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