WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) demanded answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the administration's decision to deploy ICE agents (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-agents-tsa-airports-dhs-shutdown-security-delays-wait-times-rcna264740) to major airports, including Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX). Airport wait times have dramatically increased across the country as Republicans refuse to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
"Delays in our country's airports caused by this shutdown are reaching crisis levels, including at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX), and the deployment of ICE agents to major airports across t...