ICE deployed

to airports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers and screeners.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security says “hundreds” of officers will be deployed, but where they’re going isn’t being disclosed for what the government says are security reasons. Their enhanced role comes as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and security screeners angry about missed paychecks.

Trump says he’s acting because Democrats have failed to agree on a bill to fund DHS. But some lawmakers say it could escalate tensions at crowded airports.

Guthrie appeals

to community

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Savannah Guthrie is renewing pleas to neighbors, friends and residents of Tucson, Arizona, to jog their memories in hopes of sparking new leads in the disappearance of her mother Nancy. The “Today Show” co-host posted a new family statement on her Instagram account Sunday, hours after the show’s Instagram account shared it.

The Guthrie family expressed gratitude for the support its been given and said it believes someone in Tucson or in southern Arizona may “hold the key” to solving the case. Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

Chavez legacy

shattered

NEW YORK (AP) — The shattered legacy of Latino labor rights icon César Chavez has been particularly devastating among advocates who have long fought to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse against women farmworkers, which remains both widespread and underreported.

Still, advocates say things have changed since Chavez’s time and important action has been taken especially after the #MeToo movement.

In the three decades since Chavez died in 1993, the network of grassroots organizations led by women farmworkers has grown, pushing for federal and state investigations into sexual abuse on farms and laws mandating sexual harassment training, as well as securing commitments from growers and produce buyers to adopt policies for women, among other gains.