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Donald Trump said Saturday he will deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports on Monday if an agreement isn’t reached to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid a partial government shutdown.

It is unclear what function the ICE agents would perform since they’re not trained in airport security screening. TSA screeners have a several months-long training period before they’re on the job, though airline employees and private security companies have partnered on line controlling and guarding exit doors.

The agents could potentially help in more limited roles — like managing lines, directing passengers or helping move people through the checkpoint process — to free up trained TSA officers for critical security functions.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You know they will just beat you, rape you, and maybe throw you in a cage for a year.

Most people won't do that, because they don't want to miss their flight, booked hotel, and loose their job

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In an airport, with everyone watching and filming? They're going to start beating and detaining everyone who mouths off to them? In front of families, and kids? That will last exactly 30 seconds, and that will be the end of ICE. Rich Americans aren't going to tolerate ICE Ape violence while they are just taking their families on vacation.

Nope, they'll have to eat every snide remark they hear, ALL DAY.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol wut. They literally murdered two white people in Minneapolis on camera.

A couple senators called for their abolition. A few more called for reform. The majority said it's working as expected.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, and all Hell broke loose, just from watching it on TV. They were forced to stand down in Minnesota, and we haven't really had as much issue with those dopes since. They certainly have calmed down a LOT. Of course their psychopath bosses were fired, and the funding cut off, so they're flailing right now. When they get their feet back under them, they'll come roaring back. They are too stupid to learn from their mistakes.

Lets see how families going on Spring Break and Summer Vacations react when they start seeing atrocities with their own eyes, happening in front of their children. Just seeing armed ICE Apes stalking the concourses will be disconcerting.

I remember seeing fully armed military patrolling Penn Station after 9/11. It was jarring, but I understood it was necessary to maintain security, and to calm jumpy citizens. ICE Apes aren't necessary, so the reaction will be just jarring, with no emotional mitigation.

So put these rabid hyenas in all the airports, where citizens can get a good first-hand look at their behavior this summer, just before the mid-terms.

Oh, and when you pass them in the airport, tell them that their children back home, where they should be, raising them properly like a good father, HATE them.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 3 days ago

Found the ICE propaganda bot

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Airports have LOTS of “back room” spaces for detaining and interrogating people.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago

Yeah, they do now, too, but it doesn't keep them from piling on people in the street, and beating the crap out of them. They'll just be doing that in concourse C in front of Hudson Books in front of the kids on summer vacation.

That should be educational, learning all about their government. I know that I'd a have a lot to talk to my kid about if they just witnessed that. And it wouldn't be about what a great job those guys are doing.