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Long Queues at US Airports Frustrate Travellers
About 61,000 TSA employees are working without pay during the partial DHS shutdown, causing longer security lines, flight delays, and closed priority lanes at major U.S. airports.
- On March 9, the Transportation Security Administration faced hours-long security lines at major hubs including Atlanta and Houston's Hobby Airport, while over 7,200 flights were delayed and 670 canceled on March 8.
- Since Feb. 14, the Department of Homeland Security has had funding frozen after Congress failed to fully fund it, leaving about 61,000 TSA employees unpaid after a partial paycheck on Feb. 28.
- At Philadelphia International Airport, TSA waits ranged from 3 to 16 minutes, while Baltimore/Washington International reported 0–18 minute waits and some closed lanes; DHS briefly paused then restored PreCheck in early February.
- Some TSA agents are calling in sick or taking other jobs unpaid, delaying travelers and prompting Louis Armstrong International Airport to advise arriving three hours early amid industry warnings.
- Amid pressure for ICE reform after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, 'Negotiations have been going now for well over a month.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN. Travelers stuck for hours in airport security lines this week are the latest victims of a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for nearly a month. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out in mid-February amid a stalemate between Republicans and Democrats over immigration reform. Now, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspectors are facing pay cuts just as the spring break travel seas…
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Total News Sources40
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Center
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- 61% of the sources are Center
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C 61%
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