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by Causes | 6.26.19

What’s the story?

The Transportation Security Administration plans to shift more than 650 airport screeners and federal air marshals to the southern border to help handle in the influx of migrants arriving from Mexico.

What are people saying?

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) revealed the information Tuesday, saying the TSA told his committee that it already dispatched around 200 screeners and supervisors and 172 air marshals to the U.S.-Mexico border.

“The administration’s actions are not helping aviation security, they are harming it,” Cummings said.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) defended the White House decision:

“Why are they sending TSA personnel to the border? Because there’s a crisis.”

TSA spokesman James Gregory told The Associated Press that agents volunteer for the border assignment for 45-day rotations, but can ask to stay longer.
“The key is that we are managing voluntary deployments strategically to ensure no one airport or location is overly burdened,” Gregory said.

What do you think?

Do you support sending TSA agents to the border? How should the U.S. handle the crisis at the southern border? Take action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman

(Photo Credit: VOA File Photo)

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