Transportation safety officers are expected to receive back pay on Monday, but the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at U.S. airports may continue.
The decision regarding ICE agent deployment hinges on the number of Transportation Security Administration employees who return to work after receiving their paychecks. White House border czar Tom Homan stated the situation will depend on whether TSA agents “come back to work.”
Homan indicated that hundreds of TSA agents have resigned during the partial government shutdown and may not resume their positions, even with the resumption of payments. He added that ICE agents may remain in areas experiencing staffing shortages.