President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is prepared to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports across the United States if congressional Democrats do not agree to pass a bill that ends the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
In a social media post, Trump warned that ICE agents could be reassigned to handle airport security.
“If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota. I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports,” Trump wrote.
The post came as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding for DHS, including aviation security.
The dispute has already strained airport security operations, resulting in long lines.
The DHS shutdown began about 4 and a half weeks ago.
Read more here: https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trump-threatens-send-ice-agents-us-airports-amid-dhs-shutdown-fight
BREAKING: Paxton Leading Cornyn in US Senate Race, Talarico Ahead of Both, Poll Shows
A new poll of likely 2026 voters in Texas shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leading Sen. John Cornyn in the race for U.S. Senate and James Talarico, a Democratic Texas state legislator, leading both GOP candidates.
The Impact Research poll shows Paxton leading Cornyn 53% to 37%.
The results show Cornyn trailing Talarico by 2 points (43%-41%) and Paxton behind him by 1 (44%-43%).
President Trump has not made an endorsement yet as the runoff between Paxton and Cornyn approaches.
Read more here: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/paxton-leading-cornyn-us-senate-race-talarico-ahead-both-poll-shows
Statement from President Donald J. Trump
We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran: (1) completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti-Aircraft Weaponry. (4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place. (5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others. The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP