{"id":60669,"date":"2026-03-23T11:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60669"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:55:05","slug":"just-saying-ice-in-airports-dress-rehearsal-for-the-2026-ballots-seizure-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60669","title":{"rendered":"JUST SAYING: ICE in Airports \u2014 Trump’s Dress Rehearsal for the 2026 Ballots Seizure Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Federal Immigration Agents Seen At Atlanta Airport After Trump Order Amid Partial Shutdown \u2014 Huffington Post<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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JUST SAYING:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This rollout of ICE at airports isn\u2019t happening in a vacuum.<\/strong> It\u2019s part of a larger pattern\u2014and people would be wise to pay attention before it becomes normalized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, ICE agents are being sent into major U.S. airports<\/strong> because the government shutdown has left TSA short-staffed, with unpaid workers calling in sick or quitting. Officials say these agents are there to manage lines and support operations\u2014not conduct immigration enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the reality:<\/strong> once armed federal agents become a routine presence in everyday civilian spaces, the line between \u201csupport\u201d and \u201cenforcement\u201d can blur fast. And the public gets used to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s how normalization works.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n