Trump Declares Emergency to Pay TSA, Deploys ICE to Stabilize Airports
TL;DR
President Trump declared a national emergency to pay TSA workers amid the ongoing DHS shutdown and dispatched ICE officers to major airports to help with security and crowd control. Early media reports say wait times improved as back pay began flowing, signaling short-term relief, but Democratic opposition to funding remains and calls grow to end the shutdown and restore pay for all DHS workers.
- President Trump Acts Where Democrats Refused — Bringing Relief to TSA Workers and Travelers The White House (.gov)
- TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order The New York Times
- Airport wait times plummet from hours to minutes as TSA workers start getting back pay CNN
- TSA pay not yet back to normal, long lines at some airports, like LaGuardia, remain ABC7 New York
- TSA agents see partial paychecks Federal News Network
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