Overview
- ICE agents were deployed to more than a dozen airports for crowd control, with border czar Tom Homan saying they will fill gaps rather than replace TSA screening duties.
- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA criticized the ICE deployment, describing the move as an invasion.
- Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental reported 150–200 minute waits at its two open terminals, and the airport warned lines could exceed four hours.
- New Orleans recorded three-hour waits that extended into a parking structure and urged passengers to arrive at least three hours before departure.
- TSA absenteeism surged to an 11.7% callout rate with about 3,450 agents out and more than 400 resignations reported since the funding lapse began, while Atlanta and JFK halted live wait-time reporting.