Donald Trump orders ICE agents into US airports to arrest 'all illegal immigrants'

Sunday, 22 March 2026 17:09

Donald Trump has said ICE agents will be sent into US airports on Monday, where they will be arresting "all illegal immigrants".

The US president said in a post on Truth Social that the "brilliant and patriotic" agents "will do Security [sic] like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants [sic]".

Mr Trump said that "if the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!

"I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, 'GET READY.'", he added.

TSA officers, who carry out security checks at US airports, have not been paid, leading to staff walkouts and long queues at airport security.

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In February, Democrats vowed to shut down the Department of Homeland Security until Republicans agreed to new checks on ICE agents, such as requiring them to wear identification and banning them from wearing face coverings.

The move followed the killing of two US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal officers after 2,000 ICE agents were deployed to Minneapolis at the start of the year.

ICE agents work would, Mr Trump said, 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".

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