ICE seen at Atlanta airport amid partial shutdown

More federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country. Federal officers are a routine presence at international airports. But what’s unusual in the current moment is their visibility at TSA security checkpoints. Some fear the move to deploy federal immigration agents will only escalate tensions. Some unions representing aviation workers stressed that ICE officers don’t have the same training and expertise as TSA workers — and the presence of federal immigration officers could also put some travelers on edge.