TSA officers skip work as paychecks stop during shutdown, airports face chaos nationwide

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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 partial government shutdown continues to drag on, Transportation Security Administration officers are not getting their paychecks due to the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Over the weekend, airports across the country faced long security delays, with TSA officers calling out of work. There was a national callout rate of 10.19% on Sunday, a TSA spokesperson told Fox News Digital — that's the highest rate the agency has seen. AIRPORT SECURITY STRAIN DURING SHUTDOWN GROWS AS UNPAID TSA OFFICERS WARN, ‘WE’RE HURTING’ Videos circulating of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in T