Overview
- Speaking before departing Florida for Memphis on Monday, Trump said "ICE was my idea" and described first consulting border czar Tom Homan.
- He said he asked agents to remove masks, called them inappropriate, and used demeaning language about migrants while defending the request.
- Reporters flagged his paperclip story as inaccurate, noting an 1867 patent for a bent‑wire clip and the later emergence of the Gem design in the 1890s.
- Coverage reports ICE agents have been sent to 13 airports as the DHS shutdown disrupts normal screening operations.
- The shift places an immigration‑enforcement agency into airport roles traditionally performed by the TSA.