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Major US airports return to normal as TSA workers get paid
TSA workers began receiving back pay after weeks without pay during a partial DHS shutdown, easing security lines at major U.S. airports though staffing challenges continue, officials said.
- On Monday, security wait times at major airports began easing as tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration employees started receiving back pay after more than a month without paychecks.
- Roughly 61,000 TSA employees missed more than $1 billion in pay during the partial government shutdown that began February 14, forcing many to max out credit cards and seek side employment.
- Security lines at New York-area airports fell under 30 minutes Monday, while Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport reported waits of about 75 minutes—far lower than the hours-long queues from previous weeks.
- Border czar Tom Homan told CNN over the weekend "we'll see" whether ICE agents deployed to address staffing shortages will leave airports now that TSA officers are receiving pay.
- Despite the easing lines, about 500 employees have quit since the partial government shutdown began and some workers still await full back pay, indicating deeper workforce challenges remain.
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Some wait times at airport bottlenecks are easing with TSA paychecks promised - The Morning Sun
After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said the first paychecks in weeks are being sent as early as Monday to its workers, giving the beleaguered aviation system a boost of optimism. Wait times at some TSA security bottlenecks, such as the airport checkpoints in Atlanta and Houston, improved significantly Monday morning. But how long it will take for long security lines to consistently return to normal — …
Waiting times at airports are expected to ease after TSA workers received their first payments.
Most TSA agents received two missed paychecks on Monday — thanks to Trump stepping in
"Most" Transportation Security Administration employees got at least two periods of backpay as of Monday that they had missed due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
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