Overview
- The partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown has stretched to roughly a month since the Feb. 13–14 funding lapse, with negotiations in Congress still deadlocked.
- About 50,000 TSA officers designated as essential are working without pay and missed their first full paycheck on Friday.
- Internal figures reported by news outlets show more than 300 TSA resignations and doubled call‑out rates, fueling lengthy checkpoint waits at airports including Houston Hobby, New Orleans, Atlanta and Newark.
- CEOs of major passenger and cargo carriers issued an open letter urging Congress to restore DHS funding and to pass the Aviation Funding Solvency Act, the Aviation Funding Stability Act and the Keep America Flying Act to ensure pay during shutdowns.
- Airports have warned travelers to arrive early as some checkpoints scale back, local drives gather gift cards and supplies for unpaid staff, and national leaders continue to trade blame over immigration‑enforcement demands tied to DHS funding.