Who Will Blink First on Paying TSA Agents?

"Airports in Atlanta, Houston, New Jersey, and New York are currently experiencing security-checkpoint wait times of 45 to 90 minutes due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. This shutdown began on February 14, leading to Transportation Security Administration employees calling out sick or quitting after going weeks without pay."

"The irony is that ICE and Border Patrol are not affected by the shutdown since they have their own funding sources. TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and other DHS agencies are being held hostage in this political standoff over immigration enforcement funding."

"The damage being done to DHS has not been obvious to the public until now, as airline passenger delays are making the standoff tangible. Politicians will soon feel the pressure to resolve the funding crisis."

Airports in major cities are experiencing security checkpoint wait times of 45 to 90 minutes due to a Department of Homeland Security shutdown. This shutdown, initiated on February 14, has led to Transportation Security Administration employees calling out sick or quitting due to lack of pay. The situation is expected to worsen as long as DHS remains unfunded. The funding standoff is a result of Senate Democrats' demands for immigration enforcement reforms, which the administration has largely rejected, affecting TSA and other DHS agencies unrelated to immigration enforcement.

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