Trump is sending ICE agents to fill a TSA officer shortage during the government shutdown, but a major federal union warns this could create safety risks.

ICE agents appeared at some of America's biggest airports as TSA officers continue to work without pay due to a partial government shutdown. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.

President Donald Trump said that his decision to station ICE agents at airports is going so well that he might just supplement them with military reinforcements. In a particularly confusing tangent from the 79-year-old president,

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been sighted at airports across America after President Donald Trump called for their deployment over the weekend. ICE officers have reported to more than a dozen U.

The Trump administration’s attempt Monday to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to more than a dozen U.S. airports appeared to have limited effect in reducing security lines, as passengers reported wait times as long as five hours in Houston and lengthy delays in other major cities.

Democrats blasted Trump's decision to deploy ICE to airports on Monday as the partial government shutdown nears 40 days and TSA agents struggle without paychecks.

President Trump said he would deploy the National Guard to airports if necessary after sending ICE to assist TSA earlier this week.

Airport travelers in the U.S. are braving chaotic crowds, long security lines, and now likely encounters with armed immigration agents.