AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will not see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed to its TSA checkpoints Monday, airport officials said.
“At this time, we are not aware of any ICE agents getting deployed to AUS to assist with TSA screening,” an airport spokesperson said.
President Donald Trump ordered ICE agents to U.S. airports Monday amid a partial government shutdown that has left TSA workers going without pay and caused security wait times to surge at airports across the country.
According to CNN, the 13 airports slated to receive ICE agents include:
Chicago O’Hare, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta InternationalJohn F. Kennedy InternationalLaGuardiaNewark Liberty InternationalPhiladelphia InternationalPhoenix Sky HarborHouston’s William P. Hobby AirportCleveland Hopkins InternationalLouis Armstrong New Orleans InternationalLuis Muñoz Marín International in San Juan, Puerto RicoPittsburgh InternationalSouthwest Florida International in Fort Myers
Border Czar Tom Homan, placed in charge of the effort by Trump, told CNN’s State of the Union Sunday that ICE agents would free TSA officers from minor duties.
The partial government shutdown, which began in mid-February, has contributed to longer checkpoint wait times at airports nationwide in recent weeks.
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Travelers passing through Austin-Bergstrom are still advised to arrive early and expect potential delays.