NEW ORLEANS mdash; Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were deployed to the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans on Monday amid a TSA worker shortage.WBRZ's Abigail Whitam observed ICE agents at the airport, which has seen severely backed-up TSA checkpoint lines over the last several days. Airport officials advised travelers to arrive three hours early due to the lengthy checkpoint lines, some of which extended into parking garages.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that ICE agents are trained and can assist with airport security, ABC News reports.This is a result of some TSA employees not going to work after several days of working without pay amid a partial government shutdown, with the Department of Homeland Security reporting that about 27% of TSA agents were absent last week.The partial government shutdown was caused by the Senate's failure to pass funding for DHS.Gov. Jeff Landry says he is prepared to welcome the Louisiana National Guard if the long TSA lines continue.Travelers at the airport on Sunday reported that TSA lines began outside the parking garage, with only two lines open and pre-check closed.Peak travel hours at the airport typically run from around 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less