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More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began
More than 400 TSA officers have resigned amid unpaid work and staffing shortages caused by a DHS funding impasse that has led to long airport security lines, officials said.
- More than 400 workers from the Transportation Security Administration have quit since a partial government shutdown left them working without pay.
- The shutdown began after funding for the Department of Homeland Security was cut amid Democratic demands for reforms to immigration enforcement agencies.
- Staffing shortages worsened as absentee rates reached about 10% on many days, raising concerns about airport security operations.
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The partial closure of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in effect since February 14, begins to reflect the airport security of the United States. More than 400 agents of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have left their jobs since the beginning of the lack of funding, according to the department itself to The Hill.Read more
‘It’s Not Safe for Anyone’: A TSA Officer on Working Without Pay
Since mid-February, about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers have been working without pay during a partial government shutdown. A Congressional battle over immigration enforcement has held up funding for the Department of Homeland Security, and airport security is caught in the middle. On Friday, the Senate failed for the fifth time to advance a bill to fund the department, with no deal in sight.More than 360 TSA officers ha…
Over 300 TSA agents quit amid DHS shutdown, causing long airport security lines nationwide.
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