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Today — 2 April 2026Main stream

Homeland Security Dept. Asks Workers for Videos of Their Shutdown Hardships

2 April 2026 at 02:02
The department’s public affairs office is seeking 30-second “selfie videos,” part of a push to pressure lawmakers to strike a deal.

© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than six weeks, with lawmakers deadlocked on a funding agreement.
Yesterday — 1 April 2026Main stream

Who Is Getting Paid During the Department of Homeland Security Shutdown?

1 April 2026 at 05:38
At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.

© Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

A T.S.A. agent checks passengers at the security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order

31 March 2026 at 08:39
A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.

© Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

Transportation Security Administration officers at a security checkpoint in Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.

Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests

Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco’s airport.

© Alyssa Pointer/Reuters

The Transportation Security Administration began sharing passenger information with immigration officials a year ago, highlighting fliers who were on a list of people to be deported.

What We Know About the T.S.A. and ICE Presence at Airports

30 March 2026 at 17:04
Transportation Security Agency officers have called out of work or quit after weeks of not getting paid during a partial government shutdown. ICE agents have begun to fill their roles.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

An ICE agent assisted passengers as they went through security at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday.

ICE May Remain at Airports Even After T.S.A. Pay Resumes, Border Czar Says

30 March 2026 at 01:44
Transportation safety officers are set to be paid on Monday, but Tom Homan, the White House’s border czar, said ICE agents may stay where there are shortages.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Tom Homan contended on Sunday that wait times had decreased at airports since ICE agents arrived, doing identification checks and “plugging the security holes.”

ICE May Remain at Airports Even After T.S.A. Pay Resumes, Border Czar Says

30 March 2026 at 00:22
Transportation safety officers are set to be paid on Monday, but Tom Homan, the White House’s border czar, said ICE agents may stay where there are shortages.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Tom Homan contended on Sunday that wait times had decreased at airports since ICE agents arrived, doing identification checks and “plugging the security holes.”
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