Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
TSA faces over 40% staff callouts and has lost 480 officers during the 40-day DHS shutdown, causing wait times exceeding 4.5 hours at major US airports, officials said.
- Air travelers are experiencing record-high wait times at airports due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to the Transportation Security Administration's acting head.
- Lawmakers are still at an impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security and addressing immigration enforcement policies on the 40th day of the shutdown.
- The latest proposal would fund most of DHS except the enforcement and removal operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement , but Democrats are demanding changes to the agency's immigration policies.
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Record-high passenger wait times at U.S. airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
Air travellers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance in Congress.
The Latest: TSA official stresses record-high airport wait times as shutdown drags on
Over two hours into a House Homeland Security committee hearing, lawmakers and Transportation Security Administration officials are stressing the urgency of the ongoing government shutdown as TSA workers scrape by without pay and long security lines wind through some airports.…
Airport Wait Times Worst in History After 480 Officers Leave
(Bloomberg) -- The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weeks-long Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting disruptions across the US.
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