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The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE

The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE

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....

Department of Homeland Security seal on white background.
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 …

Read the full story at The Verge.