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Federal immigration officers deployed at Southwest Florida International Airport as a government shutdown continues and Transportation Security Administration workers remained unpaid. Some TSA workers have quit or not shown for work due to not being paid.
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Federal immigration officers were deployed at Southwest Florida International Airport Monday to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown currently in effect.

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