Marketplace All-in-One ICE agents are at airports. TSA agents aren't really sure why.
Mar 25, 2026
Lisa Green-Lewis, CPA at TurboTax, offers quick tax tips and explains recent code changes. Nancy Marshall-Genzer, transportation and homeland security reporter, covers TSA agents working unpaid and ICE arrivals at airports with unclear roles. They discuss training limits, financial strain on screeners, and what ICE presence means for airport operations.
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ICE Presence Raises Confusion At Airports
- ICE agents were deployed at airports during the TSA pay stoppage even though their duties and locations were not publicly disclosed by DHS.
- Union reps Nancy Marshall-Genzer reports TSA officers are confused because ICE staff are observed standing behind officers, walking queue lines, and not trained for screening duties that take months to learn.
Union Reps Describe ICE Standing Behind TSA Officers
- TSA union leaders described what ICE agents are doing on the floor: standing behind officers, watching document checks, and walking passenger queues at Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Johnny Jones noted ICE wouldn't know how to run an x-ray and Aaron Barker described visible positioning behind TSA officers, illustrating operational mismatch.
Pay Disparity Between ICE And TSA
- ICE agents on duty are being paid through last summer's omnibus tax and spending bill while TSA agents are working without pay during the shutdown.
- Nancy Marshall-Genzer highlights the contrast to show uneven financial support: TSA employees missing paychecks while ICE remains compensated.