CHECKMATE SCHUMER: Trump Announces He Will Deploy ICE to Airports for Security and Immediate Arrests of Illegals if Democrats Refuse to Fund DHS

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President Donald Trump issued a direct warning to Congressional Democrats on Saturday, vowing to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in airports to handle security duties and begin immediate arrests of illegal immigrants if they continue blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The announcement comes amid a partial DHS shutdown, which is now stretching into its sixth week.