ICE getting PAID to stand around, eat snacks, and scroll on their phones.
I'd be pretty ticked if I was watching that and not getting a paycheck.
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throwneverywhichwayMar 27, 2026
+11
"Sucks that you're not getting paid, but it's all because they're trying to tell us we can't hide behind masks and just murder people. You don't understand how rough we have it."
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wiredmagazineMar 27, 2026
+8
**On Thursday, hours-long** security lines snaked through New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. The wait was far from the longest in the country—George Bush International Airport in Houston reported three and a half hour lines. Over a month into a partial [government shutdown](https://www.wired.com/story/shutdown-pushing-air-safety-workers/) that has left some DHS employees working without pay, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are calling in sick or leaving work en masse, leading to travel chaos around the US. The Trump administration’s solution? Send ICE agents in.
ICE agents were [deployed](https://www.wired.com/story/ice-invades-airports-across-the-us/) to at least 14 airports on Monday, ostensibly in an effort to speed up security lines—and five days into ICE’s incursion, airport employees are infuriated. The ICE agents, Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who work for the TSA tell WIRED, don’t have the proper certification and training to perform many of tasks that might truly speed up security lines. The TSA employees say they’re frustrated by the situation—and worried about what it might mean for their future.
Read the full story: [https://www.wired.com/story/ice-agents-frustrate-airport-employees-as-shutdown-drags-on/](https://www.wired.com/story/ice-agents-frustrate-airport-employees-as-shutdown-drags-on/)
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StickaFORKinMyEyeMar 27, 2026
@wiredmagazine
Speaking of La Guardia, do you plan to do anything on air traffic controller in connection with the crash?
Specifically I'm curious about the NTSBs mention of looking into fatigue and ATC working conditions (is overtime encouraged or required, do they have set shifts or do they change making it hard to adjust, have there been changes since DOGE, that kind of thing).
Thank you for the work you doing. As a federal employee, I've found your coverage of our workforce to be excellent.
@ Everyone else - subscribe if you haven't yet.
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wannabenapperMar 27, 2026
+4
You can disagree on policy, but making normal people's day harder never feels justified
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Late-Dingo-8567Mar 27, 2026
+4
sure beats shooting citizens in broad daylight though huh?
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ranchoparksteveMar 27, 2026
+6
ICE agents just find an upper level to hang out on, drink their coffee, and joke with their buds. Meanwhile, everybody else is working, not receiving a paycheck.
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