Sunday 6:45pm TSA pay is excpected to begin getting in the hands of TSA workers on Monday–but lines will take a bit longer to make, less long. Read more here
5:20pm Trump signs an executive order to pay the TSA workers who have gone checkless.The Federal News Network reports: “DHS said TSA staff would begin receiving paychecks “as early as” March 30.” and that funding will come from the Big Beautiful Bill, Read details here
12:30pm The government remains closed for now, and TSA lines remain long for now. Read update here
5am: The Daily Wire is reporting:
In a late-night vote that stretched into the early hours of Friday morning, lawmakers passed a funding bill to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, a move aimed squarely at ending the travel nightmare and getting TSA agents paid again
Numerous reports cite Trump’s Truth Social Post:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The Radical Left Democrats, and their “Leader,” Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to their Open Border Policies, which will never, ever happen again. They almost destroyed our Country, allowing 25 Million People to enter from Prisons, Mental Institutions, and Insane Asylums, those that are Drug Dealers, and thousands of Murderers, many of whom killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports. It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it! I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
