President Donald Trump announced on Monday he would deploy federal immigration agents to U.S. airports following the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, according to NBC News and Fortune. The move comes amid a government shutdown that has left over 800,000 federal workers without pay and raised concerns about national security and border control.

Trump’s Directive and ICE Deployment

According to NBC News, Trump stated during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago that he would send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to major U.S. airports to