Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports

[citygator]

I'm not sure how many illegals try to fly, but that number should be a lot less if ICE is checking IDs.
Will the crazies be there with their whistles and bullhorns?

Who cares? Put them in airports to check bags. Great use of fatties.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports​

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports

Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents at airports if DHS funding isn't approved, aiming to ease TSA delays.

redstate.com

21 Mar 2026 ~~ By Ward Clark

The seeming impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is causing havoc in the nation's airports, with long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, as TSA employees are working without pay, and some of them are starting to walk off the job. We can scarcely blame them for not caring to work for free.
Now, President Trump is looking to prod Democrats into getting DHS funded by threatening to put Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the airports in place of the unpaid TSA workers. And, as you might expect, the ICE agents will be arresting any illegal aliens they encounter on the spot.

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~Snip~
Now that's an interesting notion. It's unclear if the president has the legal authority to do this, but TSA and ICE are both under the control of the executive branch and therefore answer, ultimately, to the president - so he very well might.
~Snip~
Note that this will not only make Democrats' heads explode, but it may actually relieve some of the pressure on travelers. Speaking as one who was a more-or-less professional traveler for many years, a long journey in the friendly skies is already stressful enough without waiting for two or three hours in the screening line. If President Trump is able to get those lines staffed and running, most travelers will remember that - not that a few illegal aliens got scooped up in the process. It's also a safe bet that illegals won't risk their illegal residency by strolling into an airport where ICE is doing the screening.
Two birds, one stone.
Note also the president's emphasis on Minnesota, where he calls out in particular Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05). That has to have Minnesota Democrats in a tizzy, and that's worth doing, every day and twice on Sunday.
~Snip~
Prediction: If the president orders this, look for some tame Democrat-appointed judge to issue an injunction against ICE agents taking up TSA's duties in airports within a matter of days - maybe hours.


Commentary:
Love the idea.
Mainly because I like hearing about Democrat heads exploding. It's so appealing I would like him to do it even if they fund DHS.
Trump is such a genius. Whoever would have thought about doing this? Just brilliant.
What better way to give them a stroke than sending ICE agents to airports?
Back after 9/11, it was Democrats who were in the majority, that refused to hold a vote to create TSA, until they were allowed to be unionized. Democrats don't care much about National Security, but they sure do care about union money in their pockets.
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Sure, let ICE do an honest day's work.

I think liberals, and democrats, and MAGA, and GOP, and all good Americans agree.

 

[Concerned American]

Trump has openly begged his supporters to forget the files, said that it's a hoax, etc. He even called you stupid. They are redacting and hiding entire terabytes of data and you want me to be happy they've released, by the DOJ's own count, less than 1% of the files? And with MAJOR redactions?

How many pages have you read? None? I rest my case. Run along. Every victim that has been questioned as well as both Hilarity and Bill Clinton have exonerated your TDS target of any wrong doing. Try again.

 

[Augustine_]

How many pages have you read? None? I rest my case. Run along. Every victim that has been questioned as well as both Hilarity and Bill Clinton have exonerated your TDS target of any wrong doing. Try again.

This is an inconsequential internet forum. You don't have to work so hard to protect the files

 

[jacksonlamb]

No one has been exonerated, much less Trump, Concerned American.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports​

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports

Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents at airports if DHS funding isn't approved, aiming to ease TSA delays.

redstate.com

21 Mar 2026 ~~ By Ward Clark

The seeming impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is causing havoc in the nation's airports, with long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, as TSA employees are working without pay, and some of them are starting to walk off the job. We can scarcely blame them for not caring to work for free.
Now, President Trump is looking to prod Democrats into getting DHS funded by threatening to put Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the airports in place of the unpaid TSA workers. And, as you might expect, the ICE agents will be arresting any illegal aliens they encounter on the spot.

​

~Snip~
Now that's an interesting notion. It's unclear if the president has the legal authority to do this, but TSA and ICE are both under the control of the executive branch and therefore answer, ultimately, to the president - so he very well might.
~Snip~
Note that this will not only make Democrats' heads explode, but it may actually relieve some of the pressure on travelers. Speaking as one who was a more-or-less professional traveler for many years, a long journey in the friendly skies is already stressful enough without waiting for two or three hours in the screening line. If President Trump is able to get those lines staffed and running, most travelers will remember that - not that a few illegal aliens got scooped up in the process. It's also a safe bet that illegals won't risk their illegal residency by strolling into an airport where ICE is doing the screening.
Two birds, one stone.
Note also the president's emphasis on Minnesota, where he calls out in particular Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05). That has to have Minnesota Democrats in a tizzy, and that's worth doing, every day and twice on Sunday.
~Snip~
Prediction: If the president orders this, look for some tame Democrat-appointed judge to issue an injunction against ICE agents taking up TSA's duties in airports within a matter of days - maybe hours.


Commentary:
Love the idea.
Mainly because I like hearing about Democrat heads exploding. It's so appealing I would like him to do it even if they fund DHS.
Trump is such a genius. Whoever would have thought about doing this? Just brilliant.
What better way to give them a stroke than sending ICE agents to airports?
Back after 9/11, it was Democrats who were in the majority, that refused to hold a vote to create TSA, until they were allowed to be unionized. Democrats don't care much about National Security, but they sure do care about union money in their pockets.
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Thats not the threat you think it is.

 

[Concerned American]

This is an inconsequential internet forum. You don't have to work so hard to protect the files

I'm not working to protect the files. You, OTOH, are making a habit of trolling and derailing threads. You are off the topic which is

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports​

Please return to the OP topic or STFU.

 

[MarcATL]

Wow you want to let the pedophilia slide and let them get away with it? How demonic.

Basically.

 

[Concerned American]

It is BRILLIANT. The democrats WANT those murderers and rapists on their streets, or they would be cooperating with ICE

Globalist democrats want to back anything anti-Trump, anti-American and any issue that will reduce American standard of living to third world level. Simply put, they are jealous of American successes.

 

[Doc7505]

Of course, Democrat Marxist Socialists Commies are freaking out about the latest Trump counter move. They're also freaking out that Elon Musk's offered to pay EVERYONE’S salary at TSA, because that destroys their leverage, they want American citizens to hurt, all because they want open borders and a permanent voter block forever
Meanwhile, 'Augustine's' hair is on fire. Trump has outfoxed the futile infantile, petulant tantrums of his party.
Augustine believes that his/her/its deflection of pedophilia will change the effect of Trump's decision. It will not.
Can't wait to see the paid lunatic leftist goon squads being deployed to airports to protest ICE! Let them try blockading airport entrances and going into terminals.
If we were the ones who was causing this the left and the complicit Quisling Media would be on every channel, every day, every hour, hammering away at what we were doing.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

So Trump is going to move ICE from capturing murderers and rapist off the streets

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So you're finally admitting ICE is capturing murderers and rapists.

That's a step.




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[Doc7505]

Do by moving ICE off the streets he’s doing what DEMs want…

And you think that is brilliant?

WW

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ICE will still be on the streets going after criminal illegal aliens beefed up by CBP agents just as they are now....

 

[jacksonlamb]

I'm not working to protect the files. You, OTOH, are making a habit of trolling and derailing threads. You are off the topic which is

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports​

Please return to the OP topic or STFU.

This is no big deal. The aliens are not riding the elevators and slides and carousels at the airports.

 

[WorldWatcher]

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ICE will still be on the streets going after criminal illegal aliens beefed up by CBP agents just as they are now....

Let me highlight Trumps own words from the OP in case you missed it.

Trump claims he will pull ICE assets from the streets to perform security at the airports.

So ever asset pull from the streets and moved to the airport means 1 less ICE asset on the streets.

What part of that is difficult to understand?

WW

 

[frigidweirdo]

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports​

Trump Drops New Ultimatum: Fund DHS or ICE Moves Into Airports

Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents at airports if DHS funding isn't approved, aiming to ease TSA delays.

redstate.com

21 Mar 2026 ~~ By Ward Clark

The seeming impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is causing havoc in the nation's airports, with long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, as TSA employees are working without pay, and some of them are starting to walk off the job. We can scarcely blame them for not caring to work for free.
Now, President Trump is looking to prod Democrats into getting DHS funded by threatening to put Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the airports in place of the unpaid TSA workers. And, as you might expect, the ICE agents will be arresting any illegal aliens they encounter on the spot.

​

~Snip~
Now that's an interesting notion. It's unclear if the president has the legal authority to do this, but TSA and ICE are both under the control of the executive branch and therefore answer, ultimately, to the president - so he very well might.
~Snip~
Note that this will not only make Democrats' heads explode, but it may actually relieve some of the pressure on travelers. Speaking as one who was a more-or-less professional traveler for many years, a long journey in the friendly skies is already stressful enough without waiting for two or three hours in the screening line. If President Trump is able to get those lines staffed and running, most travelers will remember that - not that a few illegal aliens got scooped up in the process. It's also a safe bet that illegals won't risk their illegal residency by strolling into an airport where ICE is doing the screening.
Two birds, one stone.
Note also the president's emphasis on Minnesota, where he calls out in particular Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05). That has to have Minnesota Democrats in a tizzy, and that's worth doing, every day and twice on Sunday.
~Snip~
Prediction: If the president orders this, look for some tame Democrat-appointed judge to issue an injunction against ICE agents taking up TSA's duties in airports within a matter of days - maybe hours.


Commentary:
Love the idea.
Mainly because I like hearing about Democrat heads exploding. It's so appealing I would like him to do it even if they fund DHS.
Trump is such a genius. Whoever would have thought about doing this? Just brilliant.
What better way to give them a stroke than sending ICE agents to airports?
Back after 9/11, it was Democrats who were in the majority, that refused to hold a vote to create TSA, until they were allowed to be unionized. Democrats don't care much about National Security, but they sure do care about union money in their pockets.
Just in:

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Do they not arrest illegal aliens they find at airports already?

Sure they do.