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Flyers may have to contend with long lines in light of a partial DHS shutdown that one official said could close some airports.
Spring break travelers are facing unpredictable lines at airport security as the partial U.S. government shutdown strains TSA staffing.
Travelers hoping to bypass some of the increasingly long wait times at U.S. airports can enroll in the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program, which is now operating at 65 locations.
TSA workers have been going without paychecks as the partial shutdown stretches on. Security lines at airports have stretched for hours.
Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown
Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on how the DHS shutdown is fueling long airport security lines on ‘The Sunday Briefing.’
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
As government funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security screeners enduring their second stretch without pay in the last six months.