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TSA Workers Unpaid Over Easter Weekend Amid Funding Dispute

4/3/2026

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TSA workers will not be paid during the Easter weekend, causing long security lines.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the House will back Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding without extra money for ICE and Border Patrol.
Democrats say a shutdown would hit TSA and FEMA and cite ICE and Border Patrol actions under U.S. President Donald Trump’s deportation policies.

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TSA workers will not be paid during the Easter weekend, causing long security lines.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said the House will back Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding without extra money for ICE and Border Patrol.
Democrats say a shutdown would hit TSA and FEMA and cite ICE and Border Patrol actions under U.S. President Donald Trump’s deportation policies.