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TSA officers around the country had been waiting on Congress to come to an agreement and end the partial shutdown.On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration officers after funding stalled in Congress.
Johnson said the government "will reduce the lines and the waits at the airlines" after Trump announced that he will sign an executive order instructing DHS Sec. Mullin to pay TSA workers immediately. Johnson said the government"will reduce the lines and the waits at the airlines" after Trump announced that he will sign an executive order instructing DHS Sec. Mullin to pay TSA workers immediately. The Department of Homeland Security said that TSA workers will start seeing their paychecks on Monday, March 30.Paul Uecker, vice president of the American Federal Government Employees , joins ABC News Live to discuss the hardships TSA officers are facing as the partial shutdown continues.Some of the longest lines in the U.S. are in Houston, where TSA workers from the Dallas area are being asked to travel across the state to help.President Donald Trump is ordering DHS to pay TSA agents with money set to come from Trump’s Domestic Policy Act, while the Senate has voted to fund the DHS, aside from ICE and parts of CBP."There is going to come a point in time where the system will break entirely, and it will not support a safe environment," said Sara Nelson, the president of The Association of Flight Attendants.Lawmakers are set to leave for a two-week spring break despite record-long TSA lines and officers going unpaid. ICE agents are now being trained to help as many TSA officers call out.Oksana and Deron Kelly are married and both work as TSA officers in Orlando. They discuss how the partial government shutdown is impacting their family with no income coming in.Former TSA director at LAX, Keith Jeffries, explains how callouts, unpaid workers' situations and long lines could worsen -- and how quickly airports may recover if funding resumes.TSA Deputy Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said travelers were facing the"highest wait times in history" as TSA workers called out while going without pay due to the partial government shutdown.ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with TSA officer Maggie Sabatino about how the shutdown has affected her and her colleagues, concerns about ICE officers, and why she still reports to work.Travelers in Houston faced wait times of up to five hours as about half of the security lanes were closed due to staffing shortages.Yolanda Keaton, TSA officer and union steward, discusses why she thinks the ICE agents’ presence in airports is a “smack in the face.”TSA officers and tens of thousands of DHS employees are set to miss yet another payday on Friday -- just as Congress is scheduled to leave town for a two-week recess.TSA officers describe tears, tough choices and dwindling savingsTSA officer explains why he called out of work during partial government shutdown ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with TSA officer Pascual Contreras about why he joined thousands of officers in calling out of work, and the toll the shutdown has had on him and other officers.It comes as airline officials warn ticket prices could increase to cover surging jet fuel costs due to the war with Iran.Rep. Pablo José Hernández discusses the deployment of ICE agents at airports nationwide and what is happening in San Juan.ABC News' Steven Portnoy discusses the potential new Department of Homeland Security funding deal as President Trump pushes for the ‘Save America Act.’President Donald Trump now says he may also send the National Guard to help as ICE agents deploy to airports across the country.Tips to find airport security wait times amid TSA staffing shortages As the TSA app does not show real-time data amid the partial government shutdown, here are a few alternatives travelers can use to make the wait easier.ICE officers arrive at airport TSA checkpoints after Trump order amid shutdownPresident Donald Trump blames Democrats for not funding DHS and is sending ICE agents to airports to ease long TSA lines, drawing pushback from the TSA workers' union president.Sources tell ABC News that President Donald Trump’s plan to have ICE agents assist with airport security caught officials off guard, leaving them scrambling to develop a plan to carry out the order.TSA lines stretch into parking lot at some of America's busiest airportsTSA call outs rise at certain airports across the U.S. Airports across the country are reporting a high number of TSA callouts as the partial government shutdown led to officers receiving $0 paychecks last week.TSA officer Sharre Quick's last paycheck was just $4. She joins ABC News Live to explain how she’s making ends meet as the partial government shutdown drags on.Airports nationwide are packed as millions of travelers are on the move during the peak spring break season, even as funding for the Transportation and Security Administration remains stalled.John Hubert, TSA security officer at Miami International Airport, organized food donation drives to provide support for his TSA colleagues.Carlos Rodriguez, a TSA officer and regional VP of AFGE Northeast, explains the financial hardship TSA employees are experiencing as a result of the partial government shutdown.Passengers arrive to airports from coast to coast with lengthy delays causing a travel nightmare as thousands of TSA workers, who are not getting paid, aren't showing up.On day 33 of the partial government shutdown, TSA has been forced to close checkpoints as a shortage of officers cripples airports in the U.S.TSA Agent Jill Dejanovich says the agents who are still working amid the shortage will only stop when they are financially unable to do so, adding that they are already getting to that point.Regional union president Antoinette Wade, who represents TSA workers in Louisiana and Mississippi, discusses the extreme lengths some agents have gone through.There is no sign of an end to TSA staffing issues with workers still being unpaid due to the partial government shutdown as airline ticket prices continue to rise due to the war in Iran.Joseph Cerletti, a TSA worker and union representative in Oakland, discusses how colleagues are supporting one another as they continue to receive no paychecks due to the partial government shutdown.ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with AFGE TSA Local 1127 Vice President and lead TSA agent as agents are forced to choose to work without pay or find other ways to take care of their families.Robert Echeverria, a former TSA agent, says leaving his job was what was best for his health and his family.JFK and Newark airports recorded wind gusts over 70 mph overnight, while TSA agents are calling out in large numbers as the partial government shutdown leaves them working without pay.Widespread storms have caused major flight disruptions, straining airports already stretched thin by TSA shortages from the partial government shutdown – now in its fifth week.More TSA workers are speaking out as they continue to work without pay due to the partial government shutdown that began over a month ago.
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