"TSA wait times at NYC-area airports have increased significantly due to a staffing crisis caused by unpaid agents. Callouts have reached alarming rates, with some airports seeing 40% of TSA officers absent from work."
"The Senate's funding measure for TSA was rejected by the House, which passed its own bill that includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, further complicating the budget impasse."
LaGuardia Airport is experiencing long security lines as TSA agents have gone 44 days without pay due to a funding stalemate in Congress. Callouts from unpaid TSA agents have led to a staffing crisis, with some airports reporting callout rates as high as 40%. Nationwide, over 11.8% of TSA employees missed work recently. Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown began. The Senate passed a funding measure for TSA, but the House rejected it, leading to uncertainty about future funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Read at FOX 5 New York
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