Federal immigration agents will “hate” being deployed to assist airport security operations amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official told Newsweek.

“The HSI agents will hate it,” the official said, referring to Homeland Security Investigations personnel. “I’ve not heard any talk of this within ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations). They want us arresting and deporting aliens.”

The official, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said they first heard about the reassignment when they were contacted by Newsweek over the weekend.

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      In the pics I saw of today, they were unmasked and about 50/50 had guns, some even had AR maga mags despite not having an AR.

      That being said it’s almost a guarantee people would take pictures when they see a gun so that may be over represented in the pictures.

      The World Cup is gonna be a shit show

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    Lol these fuckers have to do a fake ass theater job for a day and they complain.

    This whole situation is ICE’s fault. The irony of them stealing TSA jobs is not lost here.

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      You don’t understand—the want to be out black-bagging immigrants and beating people up. That’s what they signed up for. A cushy, boring TSA gig is valuable time not spent keeping the nation White and taking out their aggression on “the enemy.”

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      Oh man, I hadn’t noticed that aspect, that’s hilarious!

      It’s these racist paramilitary maga fanatics that are taking real Americans’ jobs!

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    I’m sure TSA agents love to see the goons who’s actions are holding up their paychecks, too.

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    “I signed up to terrorize brown people dammit! Now I need to sit in a goddamn airport where I can’t abduct people?!?!?”

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    Good. I want them to have bad days. I hope their job sucks more for them than anyone else. And fuck it, I hope they have a headache and are feeling a bit backed up as well. I want them to stop hurting people, and the worse their job is the less people will sign up to join them and hurt people.

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    wouldn’t it be funny if people did anonymous reporting of seeing potential bombs and shooters at Airports where ICE is located.

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    Good. And we will all hate having them there. I hope they are effing miserable the entire time, and hope they work with the public enough to know how much everyone despises them and thinks they are trash humans.