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Karoline Leavitt: “We have seen wait times decrease, not as much as we'd like…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Mar. 25, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

President Trump, to alleviate this pressure, made the decision to send some of our amazing ICE agents to help alleviate that stress and address the long wait times. And for all of the critics of this solution a few days … We have seen wait times decrease, not as much as we'd like, but at major airports over the course of the last few days, as ICE has been facilitating with travelers in these airports. … even happening in the first place? For nearly six weeks, Democrats in Congress have kept DHS shut down because they care more about illegal aliens than American citizens. (06:24–06:31)

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Asserts that ICE's involvement has decreased wait times at major airports.

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