Nearly 12% of all TSA officers who were scheduled to work on Sunday called out – the most since the start of the partial government shutdown.
TSA wait times up to 6 hours as ICE, other agents deployed to 14 airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) experienced severe staffing shortages, with nearly 12% of scheduled TSA officers absent on Sunday, leading to wait times of up to 6 hours at 14 major airports. This operational vulnerability disrupted air travel security and increased risk exposure due to reduced screening capacity.