Trump Orders Full DHS Pay After 48 Days, TSA Lines Ease

Trump ordered DHS to pay all employees as the shutdown neared 50 days.

“Trump says he'll sign order to pay all DHS employees as shutdown continues "Help is on the way," Trump wrote in a social media post”

ABC News

The memorandum directs issuing paychecks with back pay to tens of thousands of employees.

ABC News

The Senate passed a proposal to fund TSA and other agencies, without money for ICE.

TSA agents started receiving paychecks, allowing airports to return largely to normal operations.

Major airports reported significantly shorter lines than in recent weeks.

CNN

About 3,100 TSA agents, nearly 11% of the workforce, were absent on Sunday.

Tens of thousands of other DHS workers remained unpaid.

“Principales aeropuertos de EU vuelven a la normalidad tras pago de salarios a trabajadores de TSA Las operaciones en los principales aeropuertos de Estados Unidos volvieron a la normalidad tras semanas de dificultades debido al atraso en el pago de salarios a unos 50,000 agentes de la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte”

El Economista

The Coast Guard faced an estimated $15 million weekly loss from furloughs.

The Senate's TSA-focused package lacked a clear path to a broader solution.

Trump's unilateral funding moves raised legal questions.

Some experts characterized the strategy as a judicial gamble.

El Informador

The pay directives risked dulling domestic pressure on lawmakers.