The deployment of immigration enforcement officers to more than a dozen airports was intended to help address security-line problems but appeared to have limited effect in reducing waits. New reporting shows that even after the administration authorized emergency pay for TSA officers, crowding and delays persisted and ICE agents remained present in terminals. The mismatch between enforcement personnel and TSA screening needs has intensified criticism that operations and immigration enforcement are being conflated.
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