As Shutdown Drags On, DHS Warns Over 1,000 TSA Officers Have Left Jobs—and Staffers Are Set to Go Unpaid Again
The ongoing partial government shutdown has led over 1,000 TSA officers to leave their jobs, with DHS warning it will soon exhaust funds to pay employees, threatening further staffing shortfalls. The lapse in funding has caused long airport security lines and disrupted operations across DHS agencies, including FEMA and the Coast Guard. Although TSA workers received retroactive pay in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated the department has only one payroll left before funds run out. President Trump has set a June 1 deadline for Congress to pass a funding bill, but a standoff over immigration enforcement policies continues to block resolution.
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As the partial government shutdown continues to drag on, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that more than 1,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have quit their jobs, and that it will soon run out of money to pay department staffers.“Ahead of the FIFA World Cup and summer travel, this loss has SIGNIFICANTLY decreased TSA’s ability to meet passenger demand and left critical gaps in staffing, as each new recruit requires 4-6 MONTHS of training,” DHS said in a post on X on Monday evening.The shutdown, which began on Feb. 14 amid a standoff between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over immigration enforcement, is the longest in American history.
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