Government shutdown affecting DHS causes travel nightmares

US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown

<p>TSA employees have been working in US airports without pay since the partial shutdown began in February</p><p>A rising number of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news">US</a> airports are asking for donations to support employees affected by the partial government shutdown with airport security officials missing their first full paychecks Friday.</p><p>Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees have been working in airports around the US without pay since a shutdown began in February after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. Democrats have since refused to support a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the TSA’s parent agency, without first receiving guaranteed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">immigration enforcement</a> reforms.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/tsa-workers-pay-shutdown">Continue reading...</a>

Over a third of TSA officers called out at 3 major airports Tuesday amid partial shutdown

Travelers continue to face long lines at airports with no end to the partial government shutdown in sight. Atlanta was one of three major U.S. airports on Tuesday where more than one-third of TSA officers called out of work. In Philadelphia, flyers found three of six TSA checkpoints closed on Wednesday. Skyler Henry reports.

"We're making people hurt": Democrats adopt new tactic to win DHS shutdown fight

<p>House Democrats are launching a Hail Mary push to effectively end the Department of Homeland Security's <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/03/11/dhs-shutdown-funding-deal-katie-britt-alabama" target="_blank">now month-long shutdown</a> by funding all of its sub-agencies except ICE and Customs and Border Protection.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Democrats are feeling the heat as <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/tsa-dhs-shutdown-airports-donations" target="_blank">federal workers miss paychecks</a> and DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/03/17/spring-break-under-siege-democrats-reckless-dhs-shutdown-forcing-tsa-officers-work" target="_blank">warns of airport closures</a>. They hope their planned discharge petition will, at the very least, deflect blame onto Republicans.</p><hr><ul><li>Many lawmakers also question whether keeping the agency shut down is meaningfully incentivizing the White House to negotiate in good faith on immigration enf...

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxNaTJUZ2c1b212a21qMW1reW5XUjVBOVVTcjJ5VS04RG9kMVZSTnBSRVV6X1dTbzRiVXYzM1lFbFF0amJCWXlxSHVTbXN6cmpJWjdEZlh1NzhqTVVFTGZwU292T3BNV240eW5XTzdBZVRvZndObGhXUDFNUFRCYXBlSUhwNjJ0aXJGUXkxQUR6UkRsVWprN3h6YnZ1RVVvWmhydElqR0NwbXk?oc=5" target="_blank">Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

Live updates: Weather and TSA staffing issues are impacting air travel across the country - CNN

WATCH: TSA strained amid spring break travel

Spring breakers and anyone flying may see longer-than-usual wait times and staffing shortages as TSA workers are going without pay amid the partial government shutdown.