Is Relief on the Way at Airports After Senate Agrees to Fund DHS?

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Trump declares national emergency at airports, will sign order instructing DHS to ‘immediately pay’ TSA agents

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under … Read more

TSA forced to consolidate lanes, may have to close small airports as funding deal stalls

The TSA’s top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the partial government shutdown that has frozen officers’ paychecks continues. “We are being forced to consolidate lanes and may have to close smaller airports if we do not have enough officers,” acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday at … Read more

U.S. airports changing arrival time guidance for travelers as TSA chaos continues

In air travel, uncertainty reigns. TSA staffing shortages, ICE agent deployments and a fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport have elevated recent chaos in many airports across the country. As airports adjust to this havoc, travelers bear the brunt of the fallout, facing canceled and missed flights, increased TSA wait times, and greater uncertainty. Multiple … Read more

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

WASHINGTON — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head told Congress on Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen McNeill described the mounting hardships … Read more

SEE IT: Travelers sound off as ICE agents deployed to airports as shutdown drags past 40 days

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Travelers weighed in on President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports across the country on Monday as the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) workforce struggles to continue operations amid a government shutdown that’s nearing the 40-day mark. Some travelers blasted the … Read more

Getting ready to fly? Here are 3 ways to track TSA wait times at airports.

Wondering how early to get to the airport as some TSA officers call out sick during a partial government shutdown? There are a few ways for passengers to check security checkpoint wait times before their flights. Security lines are growing longer at some airports, with almost 12% of the TSA’s roughly 50,000 officers calling out sick on … Read more

Airlines allow passengers to rebook flights for free at some airports amid TSA chaos

Security screening lines are so long at some U.S. airports that major airlines are letting passengers cancel or rebook their tickets free of charge during the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.  Travelers face hours-long wait times at TSA checkpoints, while others struggle to determine how early they should show up before a flight, given seemingly … Read more