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The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE
- Gaby Del Valle
- March 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Department of Homeland Security. | Image: The Verge
Chaos reigned at airports across the country last weekend, with thousands of travelers reportedly waiting in hours-long security lines thanks to staffing shortages. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Coast Guard workers have turned to food banks for assistance after weeks without pay. But amid a partial government shutdown aimed at curtailing the Department of Homeland Security's mass arrests and deportations, federal agents have continued their anti-immigrant crackdown unabated - and for now, there's not much anyone can do.
DHS has gone without funding for four weeks in a standoff over immigration enforcement. Congressional D …
Originally published at The Verge