Coverage dated March 8, 2026

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

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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Lines at security checkpoints stretched more than an hour at airports across the country Sunday, as the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Airports see hourslong delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Lines at security checkpoints stretched more than an hour at airports across the country Sunday, as the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues.

  2. Insider

    Airport delays: List of US airports with long TSA lines (opens Insider)

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    The effects of the partial government shutdown were on display in some US airports starting on Sunday.

  3. NPR

    Security wait times at some U.S. airports soar as government shutdown drags on (opens NPR)

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    Security wait times have ballooned at several airports across the U.S. at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. Workers are not getting paid as a partial government shutdown drags on.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Travelers complained of long waits Sunday at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on the DHS shutdown.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — Lines at security checkpoints continued to stretch for hours at airports across the country Monday morning, as the partial government shutdown of the

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Department of Homeland Security shutdown causes lengthy airport security delays (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Travelers face long waits at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans airports due to a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

  7. Fox News

    Shutdown sparks flight chaos as TSA lines spill into parking lots with 3-hour waits or longer (opens Fox News)

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    The DHS funding lapse has created severe airport delays with security wait times up to 3 hours, forcing TSA officers to work without pay during peak travel times.

  8. Fortune

    Travelers wait as long as 3 hours in Houston airport on partial government shutdown (opens Fortune)

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    Posts on X from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Sunday said a shortage of TSA agents was leading to “longer-than-average” lines.

  9. East Idaho News

    Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — 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. The department, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, posted photos of long li…

  10. WMUR

    TSA lines swell as DHS partial shutdown causes delays (opens WMUR)

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    Security lines at U.S. airports stretched past an hour as TSA staffing shortages from a DHS partial shutdown left travelers facing multi hour waits

  11. The Guardian

    Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown (opens The Guardian)

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    Wait times at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans as long as three hours due to shortage of TSA agents

  12. Insider

    Photos show TSA lines clogging airports and snaking into parking garages during partial government shutdown delays (opens Insider)

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    Passengers in Houston and New Orleans waited in hourslong airport security lines, which the airports attributed to the partial government shutdown.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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