<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has threatened to send ICE officers into </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/us" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/airport" rel="" target="_blank" title="airports"><span>airports</span></a><span> by the start of next week as a funding stoush paralyses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A partial government shutdown has led to shortages within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which runs security at all airports in the United States.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The shortages have led to delays and, with no signs of a funding deal between Democrats and the DHS, Trump has claimed he will send in his own federal agents to do the job on their behalf.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/middle-east-war-petrol-prices-australia-police-warn-fuel-theft-is-on-the-rise/a4a8f8ed-7383-47dd-9cdc-d684ed2d200d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Petrol theft ramps up as unleaded nears $3 per litre</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our Country, ICE will do the job far better than ever done before!" he said in a post on Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump claimed he was ready for them to take action as early as tomorrow: "Likewise, I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, "GET READY." NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the post, a black and white photo showed the president looking forward, with the caption "No Games!" included at the top.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-threatens-to-move-ice-agents-into-us-airports-tsa-shutdown/fc6ac945-6a61-4475-80b5-2966259dca81" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's posts did not offer detail on how ICE would take a role in airport security and what it meant for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which screens passengers and luggage for hazardous items.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/dozens-injured-in-israel-after-iranian-missile-strikes-target-areas-near-nuclear-research-center/8338e254-51a9-4cdb-bda8-8a7189f5f1b8" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Iran's long-range missiles 'can reach London, Paris or Berlin', IDF claims</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The vast majority of TSA employees are considered essential and continue to work during the funding lapse, but they are doing so without pay. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Call-out rates have started to increase at some airports, and DHS said at least 376 have quit since the partial shutdown began on February 14.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move appears to be a pointed effort to expand the type of immigration enforcement that has become a sticking point in Congress. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Democrats pledged to oppose funding for DHS unless changes were made in the wake of a crackdown in Minnesota that led to the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-new-footage-shows-nurse-clash-with-federal-agents-days-before-shooting/e6b6b41c-a271-45b3-868c-25821f068d7d" rel="" target="_blank" title="fatal shootings of two protesters"><span>fatal shootings of two protesters</span></a><span>. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Democrats are asking for better identification for federal law enforcement officers, a new code of conduct for those agencies and more use of judicial warrants, among other measures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Minnesota operation was tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Saturday, Trump said ICE officers sent to airports would focus on arresting immigrants from Somalia who are in the US illegally. Repeating his criticism on Somalis, he said they "totally destroyed" Minnesota.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-iran-war-donald-trump-threatens-to-obliterate-iran-power-plants/55c941e2-e4d0-4da8-a4f9-bfeb4f529903" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iranian power plants over Strait of Hormuz closure</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Saturday, the Senate rejected a motion by Democrats to take up legislation to reopen TSA and pay workers who are now going without paychecks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Republicans argue that they need to fund all parts of the DHS, not just certain ones. A bill to fund the Cabinet department failed to advance in the Senate on Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were signs of progress, though, with the restarting in recent days of stalled talks between Democrats and the White House. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Saturday, Republican and Democratic senators were set to meet for a third consecutive day with White House officials behind closed doors as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York spoke of "productive conversations".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican, urged the bipartisan group to act quickly. He has said repeatedly that Democrats and the White House need to find a compromise as lines at airports have grown.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If that group that's meeting can't come up with a solution really quickly, things are going to get worse and worse," Thune said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>Reported with Associated Press</span></em><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>