Former TSA administrator on DHS funding and ICE agents being sent to US airports

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published March 25, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former TSA Administrator John Pistole about the ongoing DHS shutdown and the deployment of ICE agents to several U.S. airports.

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