Not clear how Trump sending ICE agents to airports would be helpful, TSA officer says 00:34 • Source: CNN Not clear how Trump sending ICE agents to airports would be helpful, TSA officer says 00:34It’s not clear how deploying ICE agents to US airports would help TSA officers, as it takes weeks to become certified to do security screening, said George Borek, an Atlanta TSA officer and union steward. “What it takes to be a TSA officer, a certified officer, to be able to do screening takes weeks and months to do,” Borek told CNN. “We’re at the breaking point.”If the partial government shutdown does not end by the next pay period, the situation “is going to be a lot worse in the weeks to come” as fewer TSA officers come to work, Borek said. Borek said he won’t be surprised if people wait three to four hours to get through security on Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “I am actually apologizing to passengers as they come through,” he said.

Source: CNN March 22, 2026 14:57 UTC