USA-ICE/Airports
USA-ICE/Airports
Dateline : March 25, 2026
Location : United States
Duration : 1'27
Arlington, Virginia, USA - March 25, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of passengers
2. SOUNDBITE (English) local passenger (name not given)(partially overlaid with shot 3):
"It's very frustrating for everybody, especially families, families with small kids waiting in line three to four hours, it's really hard. And even for people with travel and meetings, we're missing flights, we're missing important meetings for work. So it's terrible on everybody. It's an inconvenience that could really be solved pretty quickly if things would get approved. I came from Phoenix, so the ICE agents were there, they were checking ID or, sending people to different areas in the airport, helping the line go a little bit faster. But it was still a good hour wait."
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3. Passengers
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4. Passengers
5. Signs
6. SOUNDBITE (English) passenger (name not given):
"I don't think it's necessary. I think that TSA should be getting paid for their job. And I think some of the funding should be at TSA, not ICE."
7. Passengers
8. SOUNDBITE (English) passenger (name not given):
"My thoughts are, if we need to fill a gap, we need to fill it appropriately and with this being TSA, I would assume we would do our best to backfill these roles and-or pay what they deserve."
9. Various of passengers
Passengers have reported long waits and inconvenience at Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents assist at busy security checkpoints amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff shortages.
Hundreds of TSA security workers have either quit or are working without pay, as the Department of Homeland Security, which funds the agency, has been shut down for more than a month.
"It's very frustrating for everybody, especially families, families with small kids waiting in line three to four hours, it's really hard. And even for people with travel and meetings, we're missing flights, we're missing important meetings for work. So it's terrible on everybody. It's an inconvenience that could really be solved pretty quickly if things would get approved. I came from Phoenix, so the ICE agents were there, they were checking ID or, sending people to different areas in the airport, helping the line go a little bit faster. But it was still a good hour wait," said a passenger.
The Trump administration's decision to use ICE personnel to supplement TSA functions has drawn mixed reactions from travelers.
"I don't think it's necessary. I think that TSA should be getting paid for their job. And I think some of the funding should be at TSA, not ICE," said a traveler.
"My thoughts are, if we need to fill a gap, we need to fill it appropriately and with this being TSA, I would assume we would do our best to backfill these roles and-or pay what they deserve," said another traveler.
ID : 8471978
Published : 2026-03-26 17:08
Last Modified : 2026-03-26 17:20:22
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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