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Photos show ICE agents at US airports as TSA staffing shortages disrupt air travel

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Ice agents look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.
ICE agents have been deployed to airports across the US amid TSA staffing shortages.

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Why ICE agents are getting paid, but TSA employees are not

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Ice agents look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.
ICE agents have been deployed to a handful of US airports.

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TSA chaos could last longer due to Trump's new demand

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Donald Trump
Trump said that no deal on DHS funding should be made unless the SAVE America Act, a bill with little chance of becoming law, is passed first.

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The largest federal workers union says 'untrained, armed' ICE agents should not replace TSA

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TSA agents are working without pay during the partial government shutdown.

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Travelers describe airport chaos as unpaid TSA agents stop showing up: 'The line is coming from all directions'

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Passengers had to wait for as long as 75 minutes at JFK on Sunday morning.
Passengers had to wait for as long as 75 minutes at JFK on Sunday morning.

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Elon Musk offers to pay the salaries of TSA agents as Trump threatens to replace them with ICE

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Elon Musk

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TSA agents who often live paycheck to paycheck haven't been paid in 5 weeks. Here's how much they usually make.

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TSA agents.
TSA agents have been working without pay for over a month. Many live paycheck to paycheck, with average annual pay between $60,000 and $75,000.

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TSA lines in Las Vegas aren't long. Casinos are donating food and basics to agents to keep it that way.

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Picture of John Flynn helping unload meals for TSA agents in Las Vegas.
John Flynn helping unload meals for TSA agents in Las Vegas.

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The MyTSA app is one of the most-downloaded apps right now, and it's not even fully working

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A cell phone displaying a DHS travel alert screen appears in fron the of the DHS logo.
People are flooding to the TSA App to check on travel delays and wait times, but the government shutdown means you shouldn't trust its data right now.

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This week's TSA chaos will look like 'child's play' if the shutdown isn't solved soon, Transportation Secretary says

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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