Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.
New York's LaGuardia Airport remained shut down this morning after an Air Canada regional jet collided with a fire truck
on a runway late last night as it was landing.
Authorities say the pilot and co-pilot of the Jazz aviation flight were killed.
Some injuries are also reported, including serious ones.
There were 76 people aboard that jet at the time.
President Trump says he will send agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the nation's airports today
to assist TSA officers.
Many TSA workers have been calling out or quitting their jobs amid the ongoing partial government shutdown
affecting the Department of Homeland Security.
And that's led to long wait times for passengers trying to get through security.
As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, the president's border czar was asked about the move.
Democratic leaders in Congress say immigration agents could make airport chaos worse and may even pose a danger.
The head of the union that represents TSA officers echoed that and said ICE agents don't have the training
to detect explosives and other threats.
Tom Holman told CNN Sunday that ICE agents could screen airport entries and exits.
I don't see an ICE agent looking at an x-ray machine because you're not trained in that.
A partial government shutdown over demands by Democrats for changes to ICE immigration enforcement
has left TSA officers unpaid.
DHS says that's led more than 400 to quid and thousands more to call out from work.