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TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
TSA officers continue working without pay during the DHS funding lapse, risking longer airport security lines and travel delays as spring break approaches, travel groups warn.
- The Department of Homeland Security shut down at the end of Friday, causing TSA officers and ICE officers to work without pay amid a partial government shutdown affecting agencies including FEMA and the Coast Guard.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer identified three main Democratic demands to end the shutdown: ending ICE roving patrols, stronger accountability for immigration officers, and barring ICE officers from wearing masks.
- About 95% of TSA workers are essential and must work without pay, raising concerns about long security lines if the shutdown continues and more officers take unscheduled absences.
- The shutdown affects DHS agencies such as TSA, ICE, FEMA, and the Coast Guard, while other government operations remain funded for the fiscal year ending September 30.
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Schumer says there are 3 sticking points in DHS shutdown — as thousands of ICE and TSA workers go unpaid
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer boiled down the Democrats' Department of Homeland Security ultimatum to three main sticking points as thousands of federal workers go without paychecks.
·New York, United States
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The closure of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which came into effect early on Saturday, affects the agency responsible for inspecting passengers and baggage at airports across the country. Travellers with aircraft reservations may be nervously remembering the 43-day government closure that caused historic cancellations of flights and long delays last year. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are expected to work unp…
·Washington, United States
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