Airports set up donation drives for unpaid TSA officers during DHS funding crisis

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Transportation Security Officer Deondre White reveals to Fox News Digital the shutdown is taking a heavy toll on TSA employees, calling the situation "unfair" as agents struggle to keep their families afloat while working without pay. As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) are "struggling." Fundraisers have begun popping up at airports across the country. Some TSA officers are receiving only partial paychecks — while many are receiving no pay at all. AIRPORT SECURITY STRAIN DURING SHUTDOWN GROWS AS UNPAID TSA OFFICERS WARN, ‘WE’RE HURTING’ Deondre White, a TSA officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C., told Fox News Digital this week that officers are "financially trying to do the best that they can." Denver International Airport in