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Tom Homan, President Trump's chief border official, said plans were being drawn up to send immigration and customs agents to U.S. airports.
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Transportation Secretary Duffy says ICE agents are trained and can assist with airport security, following Trump's announcement that he will send them to airports Monday.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will ?be sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ?on Monday to ?help out Transportation Security Administration personnel ?in U.S airports.
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President Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports starting Monday if Democrats don't agree to a funding package to end the DHS shutdown.
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The president said ICE would "do security" as airport security staff have gone without pay for weeks due to a partial government shutdown.
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