US EditionTSA Officers Deal with 'Feelings of Fear' as $0.00 Paychecks Loom
Thousands of TSA officers nationwide are working without pay amid a DHS funding deadlock causing missed paychecks and long airport security lines during peak travel, union leaders say.
- This week, Transportation Security Administration officers in Phoenix are set to miss their first full paycheck more than three weeks into the partial government shutdown, with thousands of DHS employees nationwide still working without pay.
- DHS funding has been frozen since mid-February after Senate Democrats and Republicans remain divided on the 2026 budget, requiring a Senate vote on a DHS funding bill to end the partial shutdown.
- TSA officers reported minimal paychecks, with some saying they received $4.25, $13, and $70, while union representative Jovan Petkovic warned workers are nearing a breaking point.
- As travel surges for Spring Break, Houston and New Orleans airports saw hours-long lines, while Phoenix wait times crept above normal amid DHS funding lapse.
- The shutdown follows a 43-day federal closure last fall, and union leaders say workers tapped savings amid rising costs while Senator Peter Welch called shutdowns brutal and praised TSA agents.
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Long security lines start popping up at airports as TSA officers go without pay
A TSA officer's badge can be seen on their shirt as people travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on. Though Transportation Security Administration officers are required by law to work during a …
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