Weeks into a partial government shutdown that has resulted in\u00a0closed terminal checkpoints, long wait lines for airport travelers and numerous furloughed Department of Homeland Security employees, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents\u00a0have been sent by U.S. President Donald Trump\u00a0to assist major airports in the country.<\/p>\n
But DHS and the Trump Administration have remained tight-lipped about operational plans for ICE at airports near you.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, multiple Philadelphia-based media outlets reported ICE sightings at the Philadelphia International Airport, including\u00a0NBC10\u00a0and\u00a06ABC.<\/p>\n
When asked directly, however, representatives of DHS and TSA declined to confirm any ICE whereabouts for safety purposes.<\/p>\n
“For operational security reasons, we are not going to confirm the locations of our officers,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Lauren Bis, said in a statement issued to this publication.<\/p>\n
Bis also blamed the Democrats for the\u00a0partial shutdown that has been influencing travel\u00a0in the U.S.:<\/p>\n