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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

A group of ICE agents walk around Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 25, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort.(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

TSA official blames shutdown for stalled tech efforts, praises ICE for airport assists

The acting director said the DHS funding lapse has delayed IT projects and led to ICE performing ID verification tasks.
Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

TSA official clarifies passenger data-sharing protocols with ICE

"We are supporting the mission of our colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security, and that includes enforcement of immigration laws,” Ha Nguyen McNeill said.
Kristi Noem, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks about REAL ID in a video playing at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

TSA intends to revise biometric data collection

The Department of Homeland Security is considering updates to how it verifies identity and conducts security threat assessments for PreCheck applicants.
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