DHS Funding Standoff: Airport Chaos, Government Shutdown Day 40
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As the government shutdown enters its fortieth day, Senate Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. With spring break and Easter travel adding urgency, lawmakers must resolve the issue before Congress recesses on March thirtieth. The dispute centers on Republicans push for full DHS funding, including immigration enforcement operations, versus Democrats call to isolate TSA money while negotiating limits and reforms on those enforcement activities. The impasse is causing long TSA wait times, with officer callouts jumping from four percent to eleven percent nationwide, and four hundred eighty screeners resigning amid the furlough. Federal officials have shifted some immigration officers to help with airport security lines, but the standoff shows no signs of breaking, keeping federal workers and travelers in limbo.
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