India, March 23 -- President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to major airports across the country. This comes as a deepening staffing crisis at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) disrupts travel nationwide.

The decision comes amid a prolonged government funding standoff that has left thousands of TSA workers unpaid, triggering mass absenteeism, resignations and long security queues at several major hubs.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement to Reuters, "President Trump is taking action to deploy hundreds of ICE officers, that are currently funded by Congress, to airports being adversely impacted. This will help bolster TSA efforts to keep ...