Two sources familiar with the plan told NBC News the Trump administration is considering pulling funding from TSA and redirecting it to ICE.
Roughly 86 million Americans—more than a third of the country’s licensed drivers—are now eligible to fly within the U.S. using a digital ID stored on their phones.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported an increase in the amount of guns detected at security checkpoints in Baltimore/Washington area airports in 2024, officials said.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee renewed his call to abolish the Transportation Security Administration, suggesting that instead airlines should conduct their own security screenings, eliminating the need for the federal government to get involved.
They’re among millions of federal workers offered buyouts by the Trump administration in a push to shrink the government.
The TSA levied nearly $23 million in civil penalties against travelers caught with guns at security checkpoints—a new record and a 10% jump from the previous year.
The executive branch is allowed to move money appropriated by Congress from one agency to another within a department, and this Trump administration would not be the first to do so in order to make up for an ICE budget shortfall.
The TSA said it has seen an increase in the number of guns passengers are bringing to checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. During a news conference Wednesday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport,
Logan Paul has hit out at TSA agents, claiming they stole $300,000 worth of watches from him while he was traveling.
The TSA said it has seen an increase in the number of guns passengers are bringing to checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The average cost to ICE to deport a single person during the Biden administration was about $10,500, sources told NBC News.