50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers have worked without pay for five weeks, triggering 2-hour security waits at major airports like Atlanta and Houston. The partial government shutdown, stemming from a standoff over immigration funding, has forced T. S.

A. employees to miss their first full paycheck. 300 officers have quit, and union officials warn of an impending breaking point, with some facing evictions due to unpaid rent. Travelers face missed flights and warnings to arrive three hours early, while airlines plead for Congress to fund D. H.

S. and guarantee back pay during future shutdowns. President Trump urged officers to 'GO TO WORK!' despite the political stalemate.