"Airports continue to warn passengers to arrive several hours early due to unpredictable Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wait times, as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became the longest shutdown in US history."
"With 9.4% of the total federal workforce, numbering 193,867 employees, the DHS is the fourth-largest agency in the US government. The agency said that more than 480 TSA workers have left altogether since the start of the shutdown."
"Trump signed a memo late on Friday ordering DHS to restore pay to TSA employees, who have missed two paychecks, but it is unclear where that money will come from and if he can legally direct the agency to pay the employees."
The Department of Homeland Security is experiencing the longest shutdown in US history, affecting TSA operations and causing over 480 TSA workers to leave. Congress and Donald Trump have attempted to secure funding for the DHS and TSA, but negotiations remain stalled due to disagreements over Immigration and Customs Enforcement changes. White House border czar Tom Homan indicated that the return of TSA employees depends on their willingness to come back after receiving pay. Trump signed a memo to restore pay for TSA employees, but funding sources remain unclear.
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