Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The beat goes on. Just send them all home...TSA...and open the gates.
Put a couple of air marshals on each flight and roll.

Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"

"This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," one traveler said as TSA lines snaked through George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

www.cbsnews.com

Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage.

"This is insane," one traveler said. "This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," said another.

The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and even outside as 36% of TSA officers there called out of work amid a partial government shutdown that has frozen their paychecks.

Among those spotted in the security line Wednesday morning was former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, waiting for two hours and counting.

Nay Dedrick of Boston said she missed her flight after waiting "6 to 8 hours" on Monday in the long security line in Houston, so she slept at the airport and tried again the next day, finally arriving home Tuesday afternoon.

"TSA was only two people working," she told CBS News Boston. "The line started downstairs and went all the way down to the basement, and then it goes all the way back up to the third floor."

Some travelers said they don't blame TSA officers for the substantial wait times, but instead blame the government, which is deadlocked over funding.

 

[1srelluc]

I don't blame them much if at all.

That said after the last dem shutdown they got a 10K bonus if they did not call in.

Secretary Noem Gives TSA Officers $10,000 Bonus for Above and Beyond Service During Democrats’ Shutdown | Homeland Security

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that TSA officers with exemplary service during the government shutdown will be receiving a $10,000 bonus in appreciation for their hard work and service to the American people.

www.dhs.gov

 

[Lesh]

The beat goes on. Just send them all home...TSA...and open the gates.
Put a couple of air marshals on each flight and roll.

Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"

"This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," one traveler said as TSA lines snaked through George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

www.cbsnews.com

Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage.

"This is insane," one traveler said. "This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," said another.

The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and even outside as 36% of TSA officers there called out of work amid a partial government shutdown that has frozen their paychecks.

Among those spotted in the security line Wednesday morning was former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, waiting for two hours and counting.

Nay Dedrick of Boston said she missed her flight after waiting "6 to 8 hours" on Monday in the long security line in Houston, so she slept at the airport and tried again the next day, finally arriving home Tuesday afternoon.

"TSA was only two people working," she told CBS News Boston. "The line started downstairs and went all the way down to the basement, and then it goes all the way back up to the third floor."

Some travelers said they don't blame TSA officers for the substantial wait times, but instead blame the government, which is deadlocked over funding.

Can you blame them?

They haven’t gotten paid in over a month

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

What's insane is Congressional Republicans refusing to enact necessary reforms to prevent criminal ICE thugs from murdering more Americans.

 

[luiza]

America looks more and more like a Banana State every day .
Seems that more organised and clever people like educated Moslems are needed to solve the US Brain Drain .,

 

[MisterBeale]

Simple solution, get rid of the TSA, and let airlines be in charge of their own security.




The price of the best security will be factored into the ticket price.


Any airline that, through incompetence or being cheap, allows a terrorist attack, then needs to be liable for damages.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Privatize airport security.

Problem solved.

 

[MisterBeale]

Delta STOPS Flight Assistance For CONGRESS Amid TSA Funding CRISIS | RISING​

 

[protectionist]

What's insane is Congressional Republicans refusing to enact necessary reforms to prevent criminal ICE thugs from murdering more Americans.

What's insane is YOU

 

[blackhawk]

During any full or partial government shutdown down members of Congress should not be paid until it is resolved. This wouldn’t prevent shutdowns but it might shorten the length.

 

[sealybobo]

The beat goes on. Just send them all home...TSA...and open the gates.
Put a couple of air marshals on each flight and roll.

Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"

"This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," one traveler said as TSA lines snaked through George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

www.cbsnews.com

Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage.

"This is insane," one traveler said. "This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," said another.

The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and even outside as 36% of TSA officers there called out of work amid a partial government shutdown that has frozen their paychecks.

Among those spotted in the security line Wednesday morning was former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, waiting for two hours and counting.

Nay Dedrick of Boston said she missed her flight after waiting "6 to 8 hours" on Monday in the long security line in Houston, so she slept at the airport and tried again the next day, finally arriving home Tuesday afternoon.

"TSA was only two people working," she told CBS News Boston. "The line started downstairs and went all the way down to the basement, and then it goes all the way back up to the third floor."

Some travelers said they don't blame TSA officers for the substantial wait times, but instead blame the government, which is deadlocked over funding.

I thought I heard Republicans yesterday saying ICE is getting people through the lines in 40 minutes. I think that was fake news I saw.

 

[Darkwind]

I thought I heard Republicans yesterday saying ICE is getting people through the lines in 40 minutes. I think that was fake news I saw.

Then you are a liar.

No one has said that ICE has the lines down to 40 minutes. They have shaved over half the time it takes, but to say anything more is just a bald faced lie.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

America looks more and more like a Banana State every day .
Seems that more organised and clever people like educated Moslems are needed to solve the US Brain Drain .,

 

[sealybobo]

Then you are a liar.

No one has said that ICE has the lines down to 40 minutes. They have shaved over half the time it takes, but to say anything more is just a bald faced lie.

Point is, what I'm hearing is all they are doing is standing around doing nothing.

Or they aren't helping much.

it’s nothing more than window dressing and cheap theater and political performance to bring ICE agents in.

ICE personnel are not involved in sophisticated screenings, but instead assisting with activities that require less training.

TSA lost around 3,000 employees in 2025, or around 5% of its workforce, due to various firings and attrition measures.

In February 2025, the Trump administration began firing "several hundred" probationary employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Trump mishandles everything.

 

[Darkwind]

Point is, what I'm hearing is all they are doing is standing around doing nothing.

Or they aren't helping much.

it’s nothing more than window dressing and cheap theater and political performance to bring ICE agents in.

ICE personnel are not involved in sophisticated screenings, but instead assisting with activities that require less training.

TSA lost around 3,000 employees in 2025, or around 5% of its workforce, due to various firings and attrition measures.

In February 2025, the Trump administration began firing "several hundred" probationary employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Trump mishandles everything.

Change your source of information.

 

[PeterPilot]

Simple solution, get rid of the TSA, and let airlines be in charge of their own security.




The price of the best security will be factored into the ticket price.


Any airline that, through incompetence or being cheap, allows a terrorist attack, then needs to be liable for damages.

The "original" terrorist attacks, those of 11 September, were staged by our masters in Tel Aviv. DHS and TSA were born of fraud and deception. But TSA sure works when it comes to keeping people frightened of imaginary demons.

 

[SweetSue92]

The beat goes on. Just send them all home...TSA...and open the gates.
Put a couple of air marshals on each flight and roll.

Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: "This is insane"

"This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," one traveler said as TSA lines snaked through George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

www.cbsnews.com

Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage.

"This is insane," one traveler said. "This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," said another.

The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and even outside as 36% of TSA officers there called out of work amid a partial government shutdown that has frozen their paychecks.

Among those spotted in the security line Wednesday morning was former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, waiting for two hours and counting.

Nay Dedrick of Boston said she missed her flight after waiting "6 to 8 hours" on Monday in the long security line in Houston, so she slept at the airport and tried again the next day, finally arriving home Tuesday afternoon.

"TSA was only two people working," she told CBS News Boston. "The line started downstairs and went all the way down to the basement, and then it goes all the way back up to the third floor."

Some travelers said they don't blame TSA officers for the substantial wait times, but instead blame the government, which is deadlocked over funding.

Ridiculous. CONGRESS should not be paid when they shut stuff down.