Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said.
Trump announced the extraordinary move in a social media post Sunday morning, sending officials racing to quickly develop a plan.
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