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The Trump administration has deployed ICE agents to 13 major U.S. airports during a 40-day DHS shutdown that left TSA officers unpaid and caused record security wait times. While officially assigned to crowd control and ID checks, the agents retain full immigration enforcement authority, sparking ACLU lawsuits, constitutional challenges over Fourth Amendment rights, and debate over whether airport checkpoints are an effective or appropriate venue for immigration enforcement.