Absences among transportation security workers this weekend reached their highest since a partial ​government shutdown began five weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security said on Sunday, as immigration enforcement agents prepared to fill in for them at some of the busiest ‌U.

Amid a partial government shutdown affecting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing nationwide-including at Houston airports-President Donald Trump announced agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be deployed to American airports.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports on Monday if an agreement isn’t reached to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid a partial government shutdown.

President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will assist TSA agents at airports as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the debate over voter ID and the DHS shutdown on ‘Fox Report.’

As TSA employees continue to work without pay amid a partial government shutdown, Trump said he may soon deploy ICE agents to airports to take on security roles.

STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents to U.S. airports beginning Monday.In a Truth Social post, Trump

As the Spring Break travel rush begins, President Trump said ICE agents could be stationed inside airports, unless Congress reaches a deal to fully fund DHS.