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DHS Shutdown Strands 270M Passengers With 3,560 TSA Out

28 March, 2026.USA.29 sources

Delta suspends specialty services for Congress amid DHS shutdown. TSA staffing shortages cause widespread airport delays due to DHS funding lapse.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown and its political handling

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“The partial US government shutdown has become the longest in American history, as lawmakers in Washington continue to fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On Sunday, the shutdown reached 44 days, surpassing the previous longest funding lapse, which ended in November 2025.”

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“"This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Johnson told reporters. "The Senate Democrats have foisted upon this appropriations process their radical, crazy agenda. They want to reopen the borders and they want to stop the deportation of dangerous, criminal illegal aliens."”

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The partial DHS shutdown became the longest in American history at 44 days.

“The partial US government shutdown has become the longest in American history, as lawmakers continue to fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security”