Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is escalating pressure on the White House, sending another letter urging negotiators to take a closer look at how ICE is conducting arrests as talks continue over the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
Schumer says the administration must be “serious” about enforcement tactics, even as the shutdown stretches on—leaving more than 100-thousand DHS employees without pay.
Now, airline leaders are warning the standoff is hitting travelers hard.
CEOs from major carriers—including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines—are calling on Congress to act immediately, citing long TSA lines, delays, and missed flights.
In a joint letter, they say wait times have stretched up to four hours in some airports, while unpaid TSA workers struggle to make ends meet.
But while they are delayed travelers are leaving tips, donations and gift cards for some of the 50,000 essential TSA workers who have been on the clock without pay for a month.