Top TSA watchdog backs Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown snarls travel

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen Monday at airports in New York, Atlanta and Houston, with President Donald Trump saying the officers are "there to help." (Credit: FNC, Associated Press, FNC) EXCLUSIVE: A key lawmaker charged with oversight of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) believes President Donald Trump's new plan addressing the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown will reduce hours-long airport delays nationwide. "I think it will help and it'll speed up the process greatly," Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., chair of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on transportation, told Fox News Digital. "Right now, we're losing TSA agents not only due to sickness, but some of them are actually getting up, you know, basically saying, 'That's it, I've had enough. Every six months I've got to put up