TSA Workers Miss Paychecks as DHS Shutdown Enters Week 6

What Happened The Department of Homeland Security has been partially shut down for over six weeks, leaving approximately 61,000 TSA workers — 95% of the agency’s workforce — working without pay despite being classified as essential employees. These workers have missed two full paychecks and a partial one since February 14, when DHS funding lapsed. The shutdown was triggered after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis during a federal immigration crackdown in early February.