Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints

Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and ...

Texas airport sees 3-hour TSA wait times as DHS shutdown disrupts spring break travel

Travelers face major delays as TSA staffing shortages tied to the DHS shutdown cause long security lines at airports across ...

Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending

Lines at security checkpoints continued to stretch for hours at airports across the country Monday morning, as the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues.

Fuming travelers wait in airport security lines for hours due to TSA stafing shortage; DHS points finger at Dems

Furious travelers have been forced to wait for hours in security lines at some US airports as the partial government shutdown led to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffers ...
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Travelers encounter long wait at Texas airport as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints

Travelers in line for TSA security at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 1, 2026. (Gage Goulding, Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights ...

DHS shutdown disrupts travel across US: Houston and New Orleans airports most affected due to TSA staff shortages

The ongoing DHS shutdown has led to long lines at several US airports, including Houston and New Orleans, due to TSA staffing shortages. Travelers are urged to arrive early for flights as delays may ...

Noem and DHS watchdog feuding over classified airport security risk report

Sen. Chuck Grassley said the dispute partly at the center of the dispute between DHS and its inspector general concerns ...