Lines of people stretched out the door of the world’s busiest airport on Monday afternoon, as they waited to go through security.
Federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to assist TSA with the long lines.
Several agents wearing vests with police/ICE labels could be seen in security areas Monday.
ICE agents are there to assist with crowd control in front of security checkpoints, according to an email sent to TSA staff.
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People are being told to arrive early and expect waits of four hours or longer to make their way to the gates.
The Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday that it would send federal agents to the airports seeing the worst lines with the ongoing partial government shut down.
TSA workers haven’t seen a paycheck in three weeks now as the partial government shutdown continues. And the Atlanta airport says around 30 to 40% of agents have called out in the past few days.