The Transportation Security Administration warned new airport screeners won’t be ready in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the agency grapples with...
A TSA agent assists travelers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. Acting Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill told lawmakers that new transportation security officers require four to six months to be fully certified to work checkpoints.
“At this point, if we bring on any new TSOs, those folks will not be deployed in time by FIFA,” she said, meaning anyone hired now would miss the expected surge in international travel tied to the tournament. Arlington is hosting nine World Cup games this summer at AT&T Stadium, which will be renamed Dallas Stadium for the event. The event’sThe funding lapse began Feb. 14 and has stretched for weeks, disrupting airport operations nationwide as negotiations in Washington remain deadlocked. Senate Democrats have rejected a Trump-backed Republican proposal to fund most of DHS, instead pushing for changes to immigration enforcement policy, leaving no immediate path to reopen the agency. The shutdown is already eroding TSA’s workforce. More than 450 employees have quit and thousands have called out, reducing staffing at checkpoints and forcing some airports to scale back operations. Absentee rates have climbed sharply in major hubs including Houston, Atlanta and New York.The strain is driving long and unpredictable wait times. Airports have warned passengers to arrive hours early, with delays stretching up to four hours or more as lines spill through terminals and, in some cases, outside buildings under temporary tents.New southern Dallas deck park set for May opening celebration in Oak Cliff
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