TSA officers selling plasma to make ends meet as travelers miss flights – CBS News Watch CBS News Over 40 days into the partial government shutdown, nearly 500 TSA officers have quit. Jason Allen reports. Source link
At Houston’s George Bush Airport, security lines snake three stories, underground and even outside amid a severe TSA staffing shortage. Nicole Sganga has the latest. Source link
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
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
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new House bill would ensure members of Congress feel the pain of the ongoing partial government shutdown the same way as many Americans across the country. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is introducing the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which is a House counterpart … Read more
In Houston, some travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport dealt with wait times as long as six hours amid TSA staffing shortages. Meanwhile, security lines at Atlanta’s airport extended all the way outside of the terminal. The Trump administration has deployed ICE and other DHS agents to 14 U.S. airports. Source link
Worried travelers arrive extra early to wait in huge security lines – CBS News Watch CBS News With no deal to end the partial government shutdown in sight, growing security lines at many airports often take more time to get through than the flight itself. Nicole Sganga reports. Source link
Democrats fight ICE airport deployment Jonathan Fahey, former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary, discusses Democrats’ opposition to deploying ICE agents at airports and criticizes Chicago’s sanctuary city policy after an illegal Venezuelan migrant is charged with murdering an 18-year-old. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said that the … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel advisory for polio. It now includes 30 locations where the virus was found in the past 13 months. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link
Delays at major U.S. airports across the country persist as Transportation Security Administration officers continue to work without pay and call-outs mount as the partial government shutdown drags on. “I think it’s ridiculous they need to open the government back up, it’s time,” Colin McDonald, a traveler at Philadelphia International Airport, said. Travelers and TSA … Read more