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TSA Crisis: Over 300 Agents Quit Amid Shutdown

3/17/2026

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  • The partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears one month, leaving Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents unpaid and prompting over 300 to quit as negotiations stall.
  • Democrats demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms and accuse Republicans of blocking funding to ease the shutdown.
  • Republicans say Democrats politicize crisis and threaten national security.
  • The Senate plans a confirmation hearing for a new Homeland Security Secretary and citizenship bill for voter registration.