TSA Officers Quit, Trump Pushes Privatization

0:00It's April 28th, from coast to coast. This is U.S. News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. More than 1,000 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit since the Department of Homeland Security shutdown kicked off in. Mid-February, according to DHS officials. The numbers climbed fast from 4060 by the end of March to over 780 just last week, amid a six-week stretch where 50. Thousand TSA workers went without pay, leading to massive security lines stretching four hours at some airports. TSA handles screening in nearly every U.S. airport and the shutdown stemmed from Democrats blocking DHS funding until changes hit immigration and customs enforcement rules. Critics blast ISIS role in President Trump's immigration push as stomping on free speech, due process, and creating fear for minorities while Trump. Calls a key for national security and curbing illegal crossings. Now Trump wants to shake things up further by privatizing most TSA operations and slashing nearly 10,000 jobs as the fallout from all this.

1:08Keeps rippling through travel and border debates.