Here’s how the DHS shutdown is impacting air travel, TSA
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by Max RegoFebruary 16, 2026
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains without funding, air travel nationwide has been impacted. Employees of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), which is housed within DHS, are working without pay as of early Saturday morning — when the funding lapse began. According to DHS’s shutdown contingency plan published in September, just more than…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/16/2026