ICE agents to deploy to airports as TSA delays mount

NPR | By Luke Garrett,

A Martínez

Published March 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM CDT

President Trump says the U.S. is deploying hundreds of ICE agents to airports across the country to ease security line delays. Here's what we know.

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Luke Garrett is an Elections Associate Producer at NPR News.

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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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