ICE: $45 an Hour to Stand There. TSA: $0 an Hour to Keep You Safe
20 hours ago
- #DHS Funding
- #TSA Crisis
- #Government Shutdown
- TSA officers have gone unpaid for 37 days due to a government shutdown, while ICE agents continue to receive full salaries.
- Congress pre-funded ICE through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leaving TSA and other DHS agencies without pay during the shutdown.
- Over 400 TSA officers have resigned, leading to severe staffing shortages, long security lines, and flight delays.
- ICE agents deployed to airports are not trained for security screening, creating a false sense of security.
- Elon Musk offered to pay TSA salaries, highlighting the dysfunction in government funding but facing legal obstacles.
- Members of Congress continue to receive their $174,000 salaries without interruption, despite the shutdown.