WASHINGTON, D.C. — Around 47,000 TSA workers are set to miss a paycheck on March 27, according to the American Federation of Government Employees. March 27 is the final date Congress is scheduled to be in session before a two-week recess.

TSA workers have not received full paychecks since February 14. Congress funded other parts of the government while leaving the Department of Homeland Security without funding.

Hundreds of TSA workers have quit since the partial government shutdown began. Thousands of TSA workers have called out of work since the partial government shutdown began.

"This pointless, reckless shutdown of our homeland security workforce has caused more than 458 TSA officers to quit and thousands to call out from work because they are not able to afford gas, childcare, food, or rent," Lauren Bis, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement.

ICE agents continue to be paid because their funding comes from a separate allocation in the 2025 tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump. The Trump administration has sent ICE agents to airports.

The American Federation of Government Employees criticized the deployment of ICE agents to airports because they lack aviation security training. AFGE Local 2617 represents TSA workers in airports across New England.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is warning passengers to expect security wait times of four hours or more. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is warning passengers to expect security wait times of four hours or more.

"It's a good-paying job, and good-paying jobs are hard to find, and reliable, good-paying jobs are even harder to find. The federal government was the gold standard for good-paying, reliable jobs," said Mike Gayzagian, President of AFGE Local 2617.