A deal announced by Republican leaders on April 1 to re-open the U.S. DHS and its agency responsible for airport security screening was dismissed on April 2.
The Senate passed a bill to fund most of DHS, including TSA, just hours after Trump said he would bypass Congress to order payment of TSA security officers.
Trump said he will instruct DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay” Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, bypassing Congress.
The head of TSA says the partial shutdown of DHS, which has now reached 40 days, “significantly undermines the security of the U.S. transportation system.”
Markwayne Mullin has been sworn in as DHS secretary, taking over a federal department in the midst of a partial shutdown resulting in major airport disruption.
As TSA officers continue working without pay during the partial U.S. government shutdown, Delta has suspended specialty airport service for members of Congress.
ICE agents began deploying to U.S. airports at the direction of President Donald Trump as extensive lines at TSA checkpoints disrupt airport operations.
The fallout from the latest U.S. government shutdown, which affects just one federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security, will likely only get worse.
The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) has reinstated Global Entry, after suspending the trusted traveler program amid the partial government shutdown.
The partial shutdown of the U.S. Homeland Security Department has raised concerns that delays at security checkpoints could lead to disruptions in air travel.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wants what she calls common-sense changes to the TSA to reduce air travel hassle while keeping the air transport system safe.
