Homan says ICE will keep assisting TSA until "airports feel like they are 100%"
Congress has yet to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for over 40 days.
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Congress has yet to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for over 40 days.
ICE agents arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday to assist with TSA operations.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
As TSA agents continue to work without pay, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and the airport are stepping in to help.
Airports around the country have been dealing with backlogs at TSA checkpoints while the Department of Homeland Security shutdown is in place.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
Passengers without Real IDs can still fly if they pay a $45 fee, which covers the cost of additional identity verification screening.
Flyers without Real IDs, passports or other accepted forms of identification will need to pay a $45 fee starting Feb. 1.
It is a busy week for millions of Americans who are traveling for Thanksgiving.
The TSA plans to charge a fee for air passengers who lack a Real ID or other accepted form of identification.
TSA workers at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport were gifted a check to help them through a lack of a paycheck.
Pittsburgh International Airport's bomb-sniffing dog Steeler is in the finals of the TSA's Cutest Canine Contest.
The TSA said one turtle died and another was handed off to Florida wildlife officials.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested that changes might be coming to the rules limiting liquids in carry on-bags.
As of Tuesday, passengers at U.S. airports are no longer required to remove their shoes during the TSA screening process.
Change is afoot at some U.S. airports as passengers no longer have to remove their shoes while going through TSA security screenings.
More than 200,000 travelers are expected to pass through the Pittsburgh International Airport terminals this weekend.
Costco membership cards will not function as Real IDs at airports, the TSA said on social media.
Today is the first day of Real ID enforcement at airports across the U.S. Here's what travelers have to know before taking to the skies.
TSA PreCheck travelers will now have to use the main checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport starting next month.
The woman told TSA officers she forgot she had the gun on her person.
An air carrier contractor was found to have a loaded, 9mm handgun.
The Pittsburgh International Airport's new federal security director wants to crack down on guns in carry-on bags.
After confiscating 42 guns last year, TSA agents intercepted two handguns on Tuesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport.
