WATCH: Airport travelers reveal what they truly think about ICE helping TSA with massive lines
Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting...
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Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting in line for three to four hours. While travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport expressed disdain for federal agents’ presence at major airports, people hoping to catch flights in Houston took a different tone. "I think it has been very helpful. They have been helping people go to the right places and help them out," one traveler named Pinal told Fox News Digital. Pinal, who was waiting in line outside the airport, said that despite the controversy surrounding ICE, "I haven't felt it being unsafe." DHS SHUTDOWN BREAKTHROUGH COMES AT COST FOR REPUBLICANS AS FUNDING FIGHTS NEARS END "I think it's great, having someone out here moving it forward," another traveler waiting outside named Lancet told Fox News Digital. "I’m glad they're here, and I feel safe, I feel completely safe." Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been among the airports most heavily impacted by the partial government shutdown , which has led to TSA agents missing paychecks for more than 40 days. Nearly 500 TSA agents have quit, and as of Friday, the agency has missed out on $1 billion in pay. The partial shutdown was caused by disagreements in Congress over ICE and Border Patrol’s enforcement of immigration law in cities across the U.S., with Democrats making funding contingent on major changes in tactics and policy. Late Thursday night, the Senate passed a bill to fund most of DHS, including TSA, but it is not final. The House still needs to approve the measure and send it to the president before funding resumes and workers are paid. Meanwhile, the impacts of the partial shutdown continue to be felt nationwide. On Thursday, lines at Bush snaked through check-in, baggage claim, out the doors and through underground subway tunnels. One traveler who did not share his name es…