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BumRushDaShow

(169,735 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:06 PM Mar 22

Homan insists ICE has a 'well thought out plan' to deploy at airports as TSA lines enrage Americans

Source: The Independent

Sunday 22 March 2026 11:33 EDT


Trump administration officials tried to explain how a surge of ICE agents to the nation’s airports, due to begin Monday, would alleviate some of the travel pressures Americans have faced in the midst of a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that is now in its second month.

Border Czar Tom Homan said Sunday that ICE agents would assist in airport security while also enforcing the president’s immigration agenda. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, meanwhile, claimed ICE agents were already trained to perform tasks at airports – such as patting down individuals and operating X-ray scanning technology.

The president revealed his plans to deploy ICE agents to airports on Saturday. Despite passengers being hampered by long lines caused by the ongoing TSA shortages, Trump suggested the agents would instead be used to guarantee “security like no one has ever seen before.” The agents, he said, would also carry out “the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia.”

When questioned about whether there was coherent plan to help ICE agents fulfil their new duties, Homan seemed to suggest that their job would be more aligned with Trump’s immigration objective, rather than dealing with the problems that have arisen for travelers.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/homan-ice-airports-trump-tsa-b2943402.html


When questioned about whether there was coherent plan to help ICE agents fulfil their new duties, Homan seemed to suggest that their job would be more aligned with Trump’s immigration objective, rather than dealing with the problems that have arisen for travelers.


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Homan insists ICE has a 'well thought out plan' to deploy at airports as TSA lines enrage Americans (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 22 OP
Gunning down random people will definitely shorten the lines. johnp3907 Mar 22 #1
Ought to take that bit to improv Marthe48 Mar 22 #2
Yes, they have been the epitomy of speed and efficiency. All they need is another 18 years to get the 'illegals' out. dutch777 Mar 22 #3
So ICE, who interact with humans like (aliens) in a cattle slaughterhouse, will be over people's shoulders underpants Mar 22 #4
I wouldn't be surprised if it did end up that way sakabatou Mar 22 #16
ICE shouldn't be getting paid either Unwind Your Mind Mar 22 #5
ICE already got a lot of extra funding, so they are not having a budget crisis. nt NH Ethylene Mar 22 #9
This will really help out with the mid-terms. Maru Kitteh Mar 22 #6
ICE TSA Goonch Mar 22 #7
Yep LeftInTX Mar 22 #12
The ONLY place they will be seen popsdenver Mar 22 #8
The fat biscuit abs with machine guns will man the airports. Welcome to the Nazi states of America mdbl Mar 22 #10
They'll be arresting so many travelers who "looked wrong" the planes will be half empty Ford_Prefect Mar 22 #11
"ICE knows how to pat down individuals" LeftInTX Mar 22 #13
... orangecrush Mar 22 #14
A "well-thought-out plan," like..... lastlib Mar 22 #15
Yeah, I read that "well-thought-out plan" lonely bird Mar 23 #21
Well, maybe they'll help alleviate the long lines, but... WestMichRad Mar 22 #17
As of yesterday, he was still working out the plan with his colleagues. Probatim Mar 22 #18
Hey Homan, go fuck yourself and fuck ICE! Initech Mar 22 #19
So, Trump says ICE will arrest illegal immigrants trying to fly out of airports Wiz Imp Mar 23 #20
Give me a break. City Lights Mar 23 #22
We need a General Strike purr-rat beauty Mar 23 #23
They are already kidnapping people at SFO--video is circulating. coffeenap Mar 23 #24
MaddowBlog-5 unavoidable questions about Trump deploying ICE agents to airports LetMyPeopleVote Mar 24 #25
Sounds like the concept of a plan to me bucolic_frolic Mar 24 #26

dutch777

(5,068 posts)
3. Yes, they have been the epitomy of speed and efficiency. All they need is another 18 years to get the 'illegals' out.
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:26 PM
Mar 22

That assuming no one else is overstaying visas and such which I am sure they are not even counting. They seem to know the target and yet they can't seem to really get the job done. I am sure their caring attitude and excellent interpersonal skills will make things go more smoothly at the airports. Should also speed up the quitting of existing TSA agents. I do pity the TSA agents getting caught up in this mess not of their making.

underpants

(196,491 posts)
4. So ICE, who interact with humans like (aliens) in a cattle slaughterhouse, will be over people's shoulders
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:34 PM
Mar 22

to see if the non-white in front of them are from Somalia.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,347 posts)
5. ICE shouldn't be getting paid either
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:36 PM
Mar 22

Is that right?

I haven’t heard anything either way on that subject

popsdenver

(2,301 posts)
8. The ONLY place they will be seen
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:48 PM
Mar 22

is at the gates of arriving planes........and everyone other than white, English speaking individuals, with U.S. Passports, will be separated and harassed.....

BP and ICE won't even need detention centers,.......there will be transport planes, waiting at every airport standing by, ready to transport them to who knows where.....

mdbl

(8,650 posts)
10. The fat biscuit abs with machine guns will man the airports. Welcome to the Nazi states of America
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 07:26 PM
Mar 22

Who the F would want to come here.

Ford_Prefect

(8,610 posts)
11. They'll be arresting so many travelers who "looked wrong" the planes will be half empty
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 07:47 PM
Mar 22

And the ICE transporters will be crammed full.

LeftInTX

(34,286 posts)
13. "ICE knows how to pat down individuals"
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 07:55 PM
Mar 22

"You have been selected for a random check".

Emerges with bruises, torn clothes etc, if lucky.

If resisting, they simply shoot you.....

lastlib

(28,260 posts)
15. A "well-thought-out plan," like.....
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:00 PM
Mar 22

they had in Minneapolis? Eh, bag-boy? "Shoot first, forget about questions"? I don't trust you as far as I can throw the Grand Coulee Dam, sub-homan.

lonely bird

(2,941 posts)
21. Yeah, I read that "well-thought-out plan"
Reply to lastlib (Reply #15)
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 08:50 AM
Mar 23

Because I needed a good laugh.

The only thing anyone in this administration does that well-thought-out is grifting.

Everything else is completely fucked up.

WestMichRad

(3,252 posts)
17. Well, maybe they'll help alleviate the long lines, but...
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:05 PM
Mar 22

with this administration’s track record, my bet will be on Catastrophic fuckups for $2000, Alex. ICE agents will be much more interested in adding to their arrest totals than reducing the long lines of travelers.

Sure glad I’m not traveling by air anytime soon.

Just wondering how many facets of modern society they can trash. Are there any they’ve missed?

Probatim

(3,285 posts)
18. As of yesterday, he was still working out the plan with his colleagues.
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:12 PM
Mar 22

Considering his intellect, I suspect Monday's ICE launch at airports will be a clusterfuck of epic fury proportion.

Wiz Imp

(9,992 posts)
20. So, Trump says ICE will arrest illegal immigrants trying to fly out of airports
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 08:39 AM
Mar 23

A person needs a passport or a Real ID to fly now. An illegal immigrant can get neither. If Trump thinks illegal immigrants are flying out of airports, then how is the SAVE act going to stop them from voting? A similar level of proof of citizenship is required,

City Lights

(25,822 posts)
22. Give me a break.
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 09:48 AM
Mar 23

The "shoot first, ask questions later" brigade has nothing that is "well thought out."

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,822 posts)
25. MaddowBlog-5 unavoidable questions about Trump deploying ICE agents to airports
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:39 AM
Mar 24

My advice for air travelers: Keep showing up extra early at the airport, because ICE agents’ presence probably won’t make a positive difference.

"Are ICE agents trained for this?

ICE agents increasingly lack the necessary training **to be ICE agents,** and they definitely aren’t trained to work as TSA officials..."

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) 2026-03-23T18:42:11.125Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/5-unavoidable-questions-about-trumps-plan-to-deploy-ice-agents-to-airports

It’s not exactly a secret that the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security has led to exceedingly long lines at many American airports, but the White House apparently has an idea to help improve matters. MS NOW reported:

President Donald Trump and top administration officials said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will arrive at the nation’s airports on Monday to handle security at exceedingly long lines driven by a shortage of TSA workers.

‘I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, ‘GET READY.’ NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!’ Trump said on Truth Social.


On the surface, it’s likely that many air travelers would welcome the president’s “no more waiting” message, but as the policy advances, a handful of questions hang overhead......

2. What will ICE agents do at airports? This is arguably the most obvious of the questions, but there’s ongoing uncertainty about the answer. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s online announcement “came as a surprise to officials inside ICE and at DHS,” who spent the weekend “trying to figure out how it could work.”

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” White House border czar Tom Homan, who will lead the effort, conceded that the plan was hatched by Trump a day earlier and was “a work in progress” — a problem that became more acute when Homan said ICE agents would not be involved with security screening operations, right around the time Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared on ABC News and said the exact opposite.....

5. Is this all about petty, partisan spite? On Monday morning, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, endorsed the administration’s policy, telling Fox Business, “It’ll drive the Democrats crazy.”

Comer on airports: "I'm glad the president has put ICE in there for a multitude of reasons. It'll drive the Democrats crazy."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-23T12:36:14.007Z


With this on-air comment, the congressman said the quiet part loud. This isn’t about solving a problem, this is about playing political games. Or, as MS NOW contributor Philip Bump summarized, “[T]he ICE-at-airports thing is no more complicated than Trump knowing that his opponents hate ICE and thinking that they will therefore be tearing out their hair at this devious gambit.”

My advice for air travelers: Keep showing up extra early at the airport, because there’s no reason to assume that ICE agents’ presence will make a positive difference.

bucolic_frolic

(55,129 posts)
26. Sounds like the concept of a plan to me
Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:42 AM
Mar 24

At least they're consistent in their methodology. Don't actually have a plan, but think hard on one.

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