US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown
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Airports ask for donations to help unpaid TSA workers during government shutdown.
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Airport security delays possible as TSA employees work without pay since February.
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US airports are requesting donations to support Transportation Security Administration employees who have been working without pay during a partial government shutdown that began in February. TSA workers missed their first full paychecks on Friday after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. The shutdown continues because Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security, TSA's parent agency, without guaranteed immigration enforcement reforms. Airport security staff remain on duty despite the lack of compensation as the political standoff persists.
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Democrats refuse funding bill without guaranteed immigration enforcement reforms.
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