Funding stalemate snarls TSA lines ahead of weekend travel surge
TL;DR
Congress's failure to fund DHS leaves TSA short-staffed, driving multi-hour security lines at major hubs as ICE assists with crowd control; airports reassign staff and urge travelers to arrive early, relying on outside personnel while thousands of TSA workers go unpaid, quit, or call out. About 2.6 million passengers passed TSA on Monday (2.2 million on Tuesday), with spring-break travel and NCAA/energy events adding pressure.
- After slight midweek relief, major US airports seeing security lines rise again ahead of weekend traveler rush CNN
- Travelers are facing the longest TSA wait times in history NPR
- How are TSA wait times at O'Hare following ICE deployment? USA Today
- Wait times could hit 4 hours at Houston Bush Airport as shutdown staffing shortage continues Click2Houston
- Advice on Navigating T.S.A. Wait Times at the Airport The New York Times
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