Why aren’t TSA agents getting paid?

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. Government is currently facing its second partial shutdown of the 2026 calendar year, albeit one that only affects the Department of Homeland Security.

Agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) include the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), among others. The majority of employees at these agencies will continue to work, but many — and specifically those in the TSA — are working without pay until the shutdown is resolved.

TSA agents missed their first full paycheck Friday, March 13.

During last year’s government shutdown, outgoing DHS Secretary Kristy Noem had indicated that some DHS employees would still be paid with funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. TSA agents at major airports across the country, however, are not among those receiving their biweekly checks, the DHS has repeatedly emphasized in messages posted to X.

Blaming the Democrats for the shutdown is also a common theme among posts from the DHS, a tactic the department........

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