{"id":2634,"date":"2026-03-29T23:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:26:24","slug":"ice-agents-called-in-to-help-ease-airport-security-lines-may-not-be-leaving-anytime-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=2634","title":{"rendered":"ICE agents called in to help ease airport security lines may not be leaving anytime soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even after\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0ordered emergency pay for Transportation Security Administration agents to ease\u00a0long security lines, major U.S. airports on Sunday were still urging travelers to arrive hours early \u2014 and federal immigration officers brought in to help may not be leaving anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s\u00a0executive order\u00a0on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, though it\u2019s unclear how quickly travelers will see an impact. The move comes during a busy travel stretch, with spring breaks underway and Passover and Easter approaching.<\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of TSA employees have been working without pay since DHS funding lapsed on Valentine\u2019s Day. The department\u2019s shutdown reached 44 days on Sunday, eclipsing the\u00a0record 43-day shutdown\u00a0last fall that affected all of the federal government.<\/p>\n

Trump\u00a0deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents\u00a0to some airports a week ago to help with security as TSA callouts rose nationwide \u2014 the same officers who may now remain in place if TSA staffing strains continue.<\/p>\n

When will ICE\u2019s deployment at airports end?<\/p>\n

Making the rounds on Sunday morning news shows, White House border czar Tom Homan said it depends on how many TSA employees would be returning to work after they start receiving their pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cICE is there to help our brothers and sisters in TSA. We\u2019ll be there as long as they need us, until they get back to normal operations and feel like those airports are secure,\u201d he told CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d Homan said it also depends on how many TSA agents \u201chave actually quit and have no plan on coming back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown started, according to DHS.<\/p>\n

When will TSA officers get paid?<\/p>\n

Homan, in his CNN interview, said he hopes TSA officers will be\u00a0paid by Monday or Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good news because these TSA officers are struggling,\u201d Homan said. \u201cThey can\u2019t feed their families or pay their rent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also on Sunday, Charlotte Douglas International Airport said in a post on X that backpay could arrive for TSA agents beginning Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile this action provides critical relief, CLT supports\u00a0long-term solutions\u00a0to ensure continued stability for this essential workforce,\u201d the airport said.<\/p>\n

Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees\u2019 TSA chapter, said Sunday that he has heard from workers worried they may not receive their full back pay because TSA management was given very short notice to begin processing payments. He also said TSA agents are concerned they could miss pay for time they were unable to work because they couldn\u2019t afford to report for duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a disaster in progress,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the current situation on the ground?<\/p>\n

Some of the busiest airports in the United States continued to ask travelers to arrive hours before their departure time in order to get through security lines.<\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s main airport, George Bush Intercontinental, warned Sunday evening that TSA wait times could reach four hours or longer. Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport also told passengers to arrive at least four hours early for both domestic and international flights.<\/p>\n

LaGuardia Airport posted an alert Sunday evening on its website that \u201cTSA lines are currently longer than usual.\u201d A separate advisory on its site said wait times \u201ccan change quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baltimore-Washington International Airport said Sunday that \u201cwait times have greatly subsided on this Spring Break Sunday.\u201d But the airport still asked passengers to show up several hours early. Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans offered the same guidance on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in a post on X Saturday evening that more ICE agents were being deployed to BWI to assist at TSA security checkpoints to \u201cspeed up the clearance process for passengers \u2014 not immigration enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

How soon will this help with airport delays?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to tell.<\/p>\n

Caleb Harmon-Marshall, a former TSA officer who runs a travel newsletter called Gate Access, said the staffing crisis won\u2019t improve significantly until officers are confident that they won\u2019t be subjected to more skipped paychecks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be an extended pay for them to come back or want to stay there,\u201d he said, estimating longer lines could linger for another week or two.<\/p>\n

Jones, the TSA union leader, offered a more optimistic outlook on Sunday, saying he\u2019s hopeful that passengers could see wait times ease closer to typical levels once workers are able to afford basic expenses like gas to get to work.<\/p>\n

TSA will also have to decide whether to reopen checkpoints or expedite service lanes they closed or consolidated at airports due to inadequate staffing, which led to passengers standing in screening lines that clogged check-in areas or showing up\u00a0far too early\u00a0for their flights.<\/p>\n

A handful of airports have experienced daily TSA officer call-out rates of 40% or higher. Nationwide on Thursday, more than 11.8% of the TSA employees on the schedule missed work, the most so far, DHS said Friday.<\/p>\n

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