Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports over shutdown funding

Donald Trump said he is prepared to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports on Monday if a funding deal to end the partial government shutdown is not reached. The threat comes as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers continue to work without pay during the shutdown.

Trump also mocked Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, over a near gaffe related to funding ICE. In a separate event, Trump asked ICE agents to remove their masks during a public appearance, which some opinion writers argued undercut a common Republican talking point about agent anonymity.