Marketplace Morning Report ICE agents are at airports. TSA agents aren't really sure why.
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Mar 25, 2026 Lisa Green-Lewis, CPA at TurboTax, offers quick tax tips and notes recent changes. Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace reporter, covers ICE agents showing up at airports and TSA workers’ confusion and pay struggles. They discuss prediction market rules, training differences at checkpoints, new deductions, and filing advice in short, lively segments.
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ICE Agents Standing Behind TSA Officers
- ICE agents have been deployed to airports and are literally standing behind TSA officers while they check documents and walk queue lines.
- Union reps at Atlanta and Dallas say ICE staff aren't trained for screening tasks and TSA agents remain unpaid and juggling childcare and loans.
Deployment Raises Operational Training Concerns
- TSA union leaders question the purpose of ICE presence because ICE lacks TSA-specific training and wouldn't know what to look for on x-rays.
- Johnny Jones notes TSA training takes four to six months to detect IEDs and weapons, implying operational risk if untrained agents assist screening.
Pay Discrepancy Fuels Union Frustration
- ICE agents are being paid under last summer's tax and spending bill while TSA agents are working without pay and risk missing a third paycheck.
- Union leaders warn of a breaking point as members rely on short-term loans and ask landlords for patience.