LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — U.S. border czar Tom Homan announced Sunday that he will be deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports to ease workload in areas "where the longest waits are."
Harry Reid International Airport says that as of now, they have not been notified of the use of Immigration and Enforcement agents to aid the Transportation Security Administration following staffing shortages amid a partial government shutdown.
WATCH | Hailey Gravitt spoke to travelers at Harry Reid Monday morning to get their reaction.
"I guess as long as they're qualified to handle the amount of traffic coming through, that's probably the biggest thing," said Chris Beal, who was traveling from California on a work trip. "I mean, we're going to need the help, but as long as it's qualified help."
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Homan says ICE will help fill TSA shortages at airports as travel delays persist
In a Truth Social post on Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that "ICE is ready to go Monday," to aid TSA agents.
Since the shutdown, about 10% of TSA's 50,000 security agents have called off work. Back home, a Las Vegas TSA union-leader says the partial government shutdown has caused "low morale" among workers.
WATCH| Jhovani Carrillo talks to a TSA union-leader on the effects the partial shutdown is having on TSA workers
As of Sunday, we've been in a partial government shutdown for 37 days.
