{"id":2582781,"date":"2026-03-23T08:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-dems-dont-get-their-act-together-amid-shutdown-aimed-at-protecting-illegals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:29:34","slug":"trump-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-dems-dont-get-their-act-together-amid-shutdown-aimed-at-protecting-illegals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-dems-dont-get-their-act-together-amid-shutdown-aimed-at-protecting-illegals\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Deploy ICE to Airports if Dems Don&#8217;t Get Their Act Together Amid Shutdown Aimed at Protecting Illegals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-if-dems-dont-get-their-act-together-amid-shutdown-aimed-at-protecting-illegals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would deploy ICE agents to airports on Monday if Senate Democrats do not fund the Transportation security Administration as part of the Department of Homeland security budget, amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President Trump, \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a> that has left many airports understaffed and boarding lines longer.He portrayed democrats as pursuing an \u201copen border\u201d policy and criticized them for harming TSA officers and Americans, insisting ICE would handle airport security if funds are not provided. The piece also notes a separate Trump post vowing to arrest illegal immigrants, including references to Somalia and Minnesota, and mentions an offer from Elon Musk to pay TSA salaries during the funding impasse, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposal considered legally problematic<\/a> by the Hill. Democrats, including Senator John Fetterman, voiced support for fully funding DHS and criticized relying on charity while acknowledging the hardship faced by TSA workers; Senate Democrats reportedly failed to fund the TSA, and Senate Republican Leader John Thune warned that leaving town without a DHS funding agreement would be hard to explain. The article weaves in related coverage from Fox News and other outlets and references various political reactions to the shutdown and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/acting-deputy-secy-comments-on-response-to-breach-on-capitol-building\/\" title=\"Acting deputy secy. comments on response to breach on Capitol building\">immigration policy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Saturday said he will deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs agents at airports on Monday if Senate Democrats will not come to their senses and fund the Transportation Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing partial government shutdown &mdash; led by Democrats hoping to drastically alter DHS immigration enforcement policy &mdash; has left many airports across the country understaffed, which has in turn led to increasingly long wait times for travelers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Radical Left Democrats have hurt so many people with their vicious and uncaring ways. What they have done to the Department of Homeland Security, our fantastic TSA Officers, and, most importantly, the great people of our Country, is an absolute disgrace,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Fascist Democrats will never protect America, but the Republicans will. Just like the Radical Left allowed millions of Criminals to pour into our Country through their ridiculous and dangerous Open Border Policy, the Republicans closed it all down, and we now have the Strongest Border in American History.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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he added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Saturday, Elon Musk offered a solution to ensure Transportation Security Administration agents are paid as Senate Democrats hold their salaries hostage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I 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,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2035306094281855336\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I 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<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2035306094281855336?\">March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The mechanics of the concept could be daunting, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/transportation\/5794529-elon-musk-tsa-salaries-dhs-shutdown\/\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law generally does not allow federal employees to be paid from an outside source for the work they do as part of the jobs.<\/p>\n<p>One Democrat was on board.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is incredibly generous. TSA agents across the country are relying on food pantries and community donations just to get by,&rdquo; Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/2035337851202584748\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I remain the lone Dem to vote with my Republican colleagues to fully fund DHS and get people paid. It should never come to this point.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats, who are holding Department of Homeland Security funding hostage unless they can reshape immigration operations in their image, failed Saturday to fund the TSA while leaving other parts of the department unfunded, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-gambit-fails-dhs-shutdown-hits-36-days-airport-lines-grow\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With a congressional recess looming, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that it would be &ldquo;very, very hard to explain if we leave town this next week without having funded the Department of Homeland Security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At some point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/democrats\">the Democrats<\/a> are going to be held accountable for this,&rdquo; Thune said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know they think it&rsquo;s, as has been described by one of their leaders, &lsquo;very serene, very serene&rsquo; with their position&hellip; Well, I&rsquo;m telling you something, the people who are sitting in those lines at the airports right now don&rsquo;t see it as very serene. 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The partial government shutdown, driven by Democrats seeking to change DHS immigration policy, has left many airports understaffed and causing longer traveler wait times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump criticized Democrats as harming Homeland Security and TSA workers, and he warned that if proper security funding isn\u2019t approved, ICE will take over security tasks at airports and elsewhere. He claimed Republicans have secured the border, contrasting it with what he described as Democrats\u2019 open-border stance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump later reiterated that he intends to have ICE operate at airports, arguing it would improve security. He also suggested rapid action against illegal immigrants at airports, with emphasis on those from Somalia, a claim tied to broader criticisms of Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Elon Musk offered to pay TSA salaries during the funding impasse, a proposal discussed despite questions about federal rules about paying federal employees from outside sources. One Democrat, Senator John Fetterman, supported fully funding DHS and paying DHS workers, while continuing to back funding for the TSA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Senate Democrats, who were withholding DHS funding to push immigration policy changes, did not fund the TSA in the weekend vote, leaving other DHS programs unfunded. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it would be very hard to explain leaving town without funding DHS, and warned that the public-people at the airports-doesn\u2019t view the situation as serene. 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