"TSA employees have been working in airports around the US without pay since a shutdown began in February after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. Democrats have since refused to support a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the TSA's parent agency, without first receiving guaranteed immigration enforcement reforms."
"Some airports in response have started food pantries while others have requested community members donate small grocery and gasoline gift cards. Nonetheless, with some TSA workers not reporting for unpaid duty, lines at security checkpoints have intermittently grown long."
"At Miami international airport on Thursday, lines sporadically doubled the normal clearance time for security checkpoints. Video of a security line stretching out to the parking lot at New Orleans's international airport went viral several days earlier."
The partial government shutdown beginning in February has left TSA employees working without pay at US airports nationwide. The impasse stems from disagreements between Republicans and Democrats over Department of Homeland Security funding, with Democrats refusing to approve funding without immigration enforcement reforms. TSA workers face the choice of continuing unpaid work or seeking alternative income. In response, airports have established food pantries and requested community donations of gift cards. Some TSA workers have stopped reporting for duty, causing security checkpoint lines to surge unpredictably. Miami International Airport experienced doubled wait times, while New Orleans saw lines extending to parking lots. However, other major airports report relatively normal operations despite the shutdown and spring break travel season.
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