Airport News & Updates - Page 4

March 27

Trump signs executive order ensuring TSA workers are paid during DHS shutdown

Trump signed an executive order directing officials to pay TSA employees amid the DHS shutdown, calling the situation an unprecedented emergency for air travel.

March 27

Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden injured in 'negligent discharge' at Philadelphia airport

A U.S. Secret Service agent was injured "following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon" according to a Secret Service spokesperson.

March 27

WATCH: Democrats told Americans to fear ICE, here's how airport travelers actually feel

Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Airport were very grateful for U.S. ICE agents lending TSA a helpful hand, as some said that they had been waiting in line for three to four hours.

March 27

Viral interview captures what traveler really thought about ICE agents helping TSA at airports

Brooklyn man Chris Scali went viral after praising ICE agents at Newark Airport, saying their presence was just "common sense" as the DHS shutdown played out.

March 27

Airport lines are out-of-control. Trump can save us from TSA insanity — forever

Atlanta airport passengers waited five hours in TSA lines while Orlando's privatized security averaged 30 minutes, making the case for ending the government monopoly.

March 27

TSA officers lose homes, can't pay medical bills, can't afford Easter baskets for their children

TSA officers received their third paycheck of zero dollars amid the DHS shutdown, with stories emerging of lost homes, unpaid medical bills and ruined credit.

March 26

United jet dodges Black Hawk in last-second maneuver over California airport: 'That was not good'

The FAA is investigating a close call between a United Airlines Boeing 737 and a Black Hawk helicopter at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.

March 26

Trump declares national emergency at airports, to sign order instructing DHS to 'immediately pay' TSA officers

President Trump announced a forthcoming executive order to have DHS pay TSA officers during the shutdown, citing airport chaos and blaming Democrats in a Truth Social post.

March 26

Driver plows through airport gate onto airfield, sneaks onto planes before police takedown, bodycam shows

Bryan Parker, 58, allegedly drove drunk onto the Daytona Beach airport airfield and tried boarding planes. He faces aircraft piracy and DUI charges.

March 26

ICE agent saves life of 'unresponsive' 1-year-old boy in JFK airport as panic ensues in TSA security line

A quick-thinking ICE agent saved the life of a 1-year-old boy who stopped breathing at JFK Airport by performing the Heimlich maneuver, DHS said.