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Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 04:53 PM

Mar 21

TSA isn’t paid by the federal government in Kansas City, so agents here are getting paid. ICE better not show up at our airport. I believe I read the other day there are about 26 airports that don’t have federally paid TSA agents.

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Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays [View all] IronLionZion Mar 21 OP

Has he ever been in an airport? Immigration and Customs process arrivals. TSA provides secrity for departures. sinkingfeeling Mar 21 #1

That's Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), but close enough I guess IronLionZion Mar 21 #3

Do it. RockRaven Mar 21 #2

they will be way too rough on the family and business traveler. peacebuzzard Mar 21 #5

Agreed. Very few undocumented people flying anyway Arazi Mar 21 #8

ICE deployed because of long wait lines? Why not pay the TSA their wages due. peacebuzzard Mar 21 #4

Stop paying ice and pay tsa... SSJVegeta Mar 21 #9

right you are...scare the rest of us away for a long while peacebuzzard Mar 21 #14

He just likes to make everyone miserable D_Master81 Mar 21 #6

Piss everyone off, thats a good thing Srkdqltr Mar 21 #7

Send them to Iran! n/t leftstreet Mar 21 #10

What good would that do... except make it worse? ananda Mar 21 #11

Our Rebl2 Mar 21 #12

Let me fix the fourth paragraph B.See Mar 21 #13

He's having one of his little-man tantrums. The economy's sinking, the war isn't really allegorical oracle Mar 21 #15