Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is currently experiencing the longest wait times in the history of the United States as the ongoing Democrat-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) drags through day 40.
As of March 25, the shutdown stands as the second longest in U.S. history when partial and full shutdowns are considered together, second only to last year’s Democrat-led full government shutdown.
The impasse centers on appropriations for DHS agencies, including the TSA. Senate Democrats have blocked multiple attempts to advance full-year funding bills for the department, which would include operations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection.
Votes to end the shutdown have failed at least five times in the Senate, falling short of the 60 votes required for cloture. Democrats have conditioned support for full DHS funding on reforms to ICE and CBP, such as requirements for body-worn cameras, judicial warrants for certain actions, and other oversight measures related to immigration enforcement.
While Republicans have expressed openness to some demands, they have been firmly against others, such as judicial warrants, which would effectively end deportation policy as it currently exists.
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