The US House Voted on DHS Funding. The Queues at Airports Aren't Going Anywhere.
The US House passed a DHS funding bill in a 213-203 vote, but with the Senate on recess, 50,000 unpaid TSA agents and airport chaos are set to continue for weeks.
ICE Agents Land at US Airports as TSA Crisis Turns Check-In Into a Contact Sport
Hundreds of ICE agents have been deployed to 14 US airports after the DHS shutdown left TSA critically understaffed, with security wait times hitting six hours at major hubs.
Trump Wants ICE at Airports Because Paying TSA Staff Was Apparently Too Simple
Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to US airports unless Democrats agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly 50,000 TSA workers remain unpaid after five weeks, with hundreds quitting and airport wait times soaring.