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How ICE Went From Deport… to Airport
March 25, 2026·21 min·2 clips
A caller named Linda suggested sending ICE to airports, and Trump tweeted the identical idea hours later.
As heard by us
A sharp DHS funding story hiding inside the TSA line.
Airport security lines become a funding story with real operational consequences. The Journal follows the backup from Atlanta and Houston into Washington, where TSA agents have gone more than a month without pay during a DHS funding standoff.
Why you'd press play
You want the policy story behind the airport line: DHS is unfunded, TSA agents have missed paychecks, and ICE still has money to keep officers paid.
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