Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS says
Over 1,000 TSA officers have left their positions since the Department of Homeland Security shutdown began in mid-February. The shutdown has caused significant disruptions, including long airport security waits. Funding for DHS has been stalled by Democrats seeking changes in immigration enforcement rules.
- ▪The number of TSA officers who have left has increased from 460 in late March to over 1,000 by late April.
- ▪The shutdown has resulted in TSA employees going without pay for six weeks.
- ▪Airport security waits have extended to four hours or more at some locations.
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| Original publisher | Straits Times — World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/over-1000-us-tsa-officers-have-left-since-start-of-shutdown-dhs-says |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:17:57 +0800 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-04-28T00:49:14.991Z |
| Last seen | 2026-04-28T00:49:14.991Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | 0k4uFf-AG5h5 · 3 stories |
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| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxTransportation Security Administration (TSA) officers walk through the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Alyssa PointerPublished Apr 28, 2026, 08:17 AMUpdated Apr 28, 2026, 08:37 AMListenWASHINGTON, April 27 - Over 1,000 U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers have left the agency since the start of the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in mid-February, the DHS said on Monday.Here are some details:• The figure stood at 460 in the last week of March and more than 780 as of last week, the DHS said.• The lengthy government shutdown this spring…
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