Trump Orders TSA Pay, Backpay Triggers Airport Recovery
Key Takeaways
- Trump issued an executive order to immediately pay TSA workers during the DHS shutdown.
- Most TSA officers began receiving backpay on Monday, easing some security bottlenecks.
- ICE may remain at airports after TSA pay resumes.
TSA Pay Ordered
Trump signed an executive order instructing DHS to issue backpay to TSA officers.
TSA started distributing paychecks as early as Monday.
Wait times at Houston dropped from four hours to 10 minutes.
Paid TSA Boosts Staffing, Former Officers Won't Return
Hundreds of officers had already resigned.
Working without pay forced more than 500 officers to leave TSA.
New recruits require four-to-six months of training.
ICE Deployed at Airports
Trump deployed ICE officers to major airports for crowd control and logistics.
“Most Transportation Safety Administration officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown, the agency said”
Democrats demanded better identification for officers and judicial warrants.
Immigration Enforcement Remains
The TSA order covered only TSA pay; ICE remained unfunded.
ICE extended raids and deported up to 3,200 people on charter flights.
Former Officers Cautiously Return
TSA prepared for a phased return to normal operations.
Four hundred TSA officers volunteered to return.
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