As Democrat obstruction triggered a partial DHS shutdown, unpaid TSA screeners have called out in droves, snarling airports with hours-long waits. President Trump has deployed already-funded ICE agents to help with ID checks, crowd control, and passenger flow. The result is that lines vanished overnight at major hubs like Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson.
CNN’s Ryan Young admitted on air that morning wait times stretching outside the building dropped dramatically once ICE arrived: “Yeah, Wolf, we had long lines this morning that stretched outside the building. But just like that, they’re all gone right now,” he stated.
Young added, “Look at the lines here at the main checkpoint! There is almost nothing to see here.”
CNN was forced to report that security lines at Atlanta’s airport have completely vanished.
— Overton (@overton_news) March 27, 2026
Correspondent Ryan Young explained that one of the reasons for this is ICE agents helping check passports to speed up the process.
CNN: “Yeah, Wolf, we had long lines this morning that… pic.twitter.com/q5GPU0dom9
Videos show ICE officers assisting travelers with luggage, loading bins, and printing boarding passes to keep things moving at terminals including LaGuardia.
Similar clips have captured agents stepping up where Democrats left gaps.
Wait… so ICE agents are now stepping in to help run TSA checkpoints at the Atlanta airport and actually reduce wait times?
— America First Policy Institute (@A1Policy) March 28, 2026
The same people they complain about are the ones keeping things moving. ???? pic.twitter.com/NmzK5wTmzw
? ICE steps in at Houston airport lines: Agents help manage queues at IAH, even holding spots for passengers who step away, as they assist during ongoing TSA shortages.pic.twitter.com/cMwPRe1Gsp
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) March 26, 2026
The left’s response has been predictable meltdowns and harassment—caught on camera and going viral.
In one clip, ICE agents laughed off a screeching activist at LaGuardia who called them “foot soldiers of a fascist regime.” As the man repeated the insult, the officers grinned, then burst into laughter while continuing to walk. He pressed: “Is that funny? Is that funny?”
ICE agents laugh in the face of liberal at the airport screeching about fascism pic.twitter.com/XCHSmzbGut
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 27, 2026
Another video shows a leftist activist trailing two ICE agents through an airport terminal, demanding to know why they chose their jobs and accusing them of “terrorizing” people and wasting taxpayer money.
One agent, in a “POLICE ICE” vest, stayed perfectly composed, replying “Why is your voice so stressed out?” The activist shot back, “Why won’t you answer the question?” The agent replied calmly, “I don’t have to.”
The provocateur kept following them outside, ranting about bonuses and “slaughtering innocent Americans.” The agents never raised their voices once.
? BREAKING: These patriot ICE agents are being praised for respectfully SLAPPING DOWN a leftist activist in the airport
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 28, 2026
"Why is your voice so stressed out?" ?
LIB: Why won't you answer the question?
ICE: "I don't have to." ??pic.twitter.com/CuvHdARRJE
At LaGuardia, anti-ICE activist Nick Laparra went further, calling agents “thugs” and “terrorists” before playing the race card: “And so many of you are brown. I’m Guatemalan. Aren’t you ashamed of yourselves? For being part of an organization that terrorizes brown people? You’re not ashamed? You like your job? You’re not ashamed? All of you brown dudes, you’re not ashamed?”
The officers ignored the lunatic and kept walking.
Anti-ICE activist Nick Laparra harasses ICE agents at La Guardia Airport. He calls them “thugs,” “terrorists,” and curses at them.
— Paul A. Szypula ?? (@Bubblebathgirl) March 27, 2026
The agents keep their cool and shrug it off.
Then Laparra plays the race card (01:14):
“And so many of you are brown. I’m Guatemalan. Aren’t you… pic.twitter.com/QI9zsecfJM
Another woman screamed “Nazi pieces of sht!” at passing ICE agents. When they politely responded, “You’re lovely, ma’am. Thank you,” she escalated: “F-ing race traitor!!” The agents stayed unflappable.
? JUST IN: People are demanding these leftist harassers face consequences after they REPEATEDLY harass ICE agents in airports
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 28, 2026
"Nazi pieces of sht!"
ICE: "You're lovely, ma'am. Thank you." ??
LIB: "F-ing race traitor!!" ?pic.twitter.com/FbJZN7ZRPi
Meanwhile, the hypocrisy peaked when House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark was caught skipping the TSA line entirely—right after voting to defund DHS and prolong the very shutdown causing the backups.
? BREAKING: House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark caught SKIPPING TSA security as she rushes out of Washington DC after voting to defund DHS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 28, 2026
Denies TSA pay, skips the lines.
There is a reason the people have HAD ENOUGH! Do not vote Democrat in 2026.
?? @seanspicer pic.twitter.com/BpKaJJtbmT
Democrats blocked full DHS funding to kneecap Trump’s immigration enforcement, leaving TSA essential workers unpaid and airports in chaos. ICE agents stepped in and delivered results.
Leftist tantrums only highlight how unhinged the open-borders resistance has become when everyday Americans see federal officers enforcing the law with professionalism and speed.
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