US EditionTSA pay may be coming, but airport delays could persist and ICE agents may not leave soon
About 50,000 TSA workers are expected to receive pay soon, but staffing shortages and high quit rates may keep airport delays; ICE agents might stay to support security.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately. DHS began processing payments for roughly 50,000 employees, with officials expecting checks to arrive by Monday or Tuesday.
- The shutdown reached 44 days on Sunday, leaving tens of thousands unpaid since Valentine's Day and triggering a staffing crisis. Over 12% of the workforce called out on Thursday, and nearly 500 officers quit.
- To mitigate shortages, President Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports. White House border czar Tom Homan stated agents are checking IDs and guarding exits, saying, "Every place we send ICE officers, the lines have decreased."
- Despite the pay order, experts warn security lines may remain disrupted for one or two weeks. Former TSA officer Caleb Harmon-Marshall cautioned that a single paycheck is insufficient to address the underlying staffing crisis.
- Meanwhile, Congress remains at a stalemate over DHS funding, with both chambers on a two-week recess until mid-April. This legislative break leaves the shutdown unresolved, forcing travelers to continue arriving hours early for flights.
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Border czar: ICE may remain at airports even after TSA pay resumes | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could remain at U.S. airports, where President Donald Trump had sent them to respond to a shortage of security employees during a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, even after those employees are paid again, Trump’s chief border official said Sunday.
Border Czar: ICE to Assist at Airports Until They Are 100 Percent, TSA Pay Coming This Week - The Thinking Conservative News
Border czar Tom Homan said ICE agents will be used to help out at airports as long as necessary and noted that TSA agents should receive a paycheck soon. The post Border Czar: ICE to Assist at Airports Until They Are 100 Percent, TSA Pay Coming This Week appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Airport delays could persist, ICE agents may not leave soon even as TSA pay expected
Even after President Donald Trump ordered emergency pay for Transportation Security Administration agents to ease long security lines, major U.S. airports on Sunday were still urging travelers to arrive hours early — and federal immigration officers brought in to help may not be leaving anytime soon.
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