Danielle Foré1d ago

You know how in every movie set during WWII there’s a scene where Nazis are checking papers on the trains? That is the USA as of today

https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-airport-tsa-federal-immigration-agents-4cfb93f7d2ff5a1ccb87d1bdbf54b959

ICE seen at Atlanta airport amid partial shutdown

Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel nationwide. The officers have not screened passengers so far. The Trump administration said they would supplement Transportation Security Administration staffing at certain airports but provided few details about exactly what they would be doing. After intensified immigration enforcement and protests in cities across the country over the past year, their presence has unsettled some travelers and raised new questions.

AP News
Show threadShadSterling
@danirabbit how is this legal? Are there really no requirements for training and whatnot that prohibit arbitrarily swapping who’s doing which job? Or spending money from the ICE bucket for TSA spending?
Mar 23 at 4:31pmIceCubesApp
Show threadDanielle Foré1d ago
@ShadSterling turns out “legal” only matters when people agree to enforce the law
Show threadShadSterling21h ago
@danirabbit that’s true… the first time I heard budget news after DOGE I wondered why it mattered when the administration will just spend where it wants and Republicans in Congress and SCOTUS will do nothing to stop them. Since then I fell back into the habit of treating it like it matters. And, it does, but not like it used to
Show threadPedestrianError  23h ago
@ShadSterling @danirabbit Of course if the DHS budget is flexible enough to pay ICE agents at their $100k/yr salaries to do work outside their job description, they could easily flex the money to pay the TSA agents their paltry $40k salaries. The agency is flush with money. Not paying TSA, FEMA & every DHS employee whose job isn't overt racist violence is a choice.