ICE Agents Are Now Checking IDs at US Airports — What Travellers Need to Know Before Flying This Spring

Source: International Business Times

AFP Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents deployed to US airports are no longer just directing crowds or handing out water bottles. They're now checking travellers' identification documents at security checkpoints, a sharp escalation that has drawn protests, legal challenges, and fresh questions about the line between airport security and immigration enforcement. From Crowd Control to ID ChecksPresident Donald Trump ordered ICE agents to airports on 24 March as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, now in its sixth week, pushed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to its worst staffing crisis in history.