Some Transportation Security Administration employees have been forced to sell blood to make ends meet after missing paychecks during the partial government shutdown. Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl told CBS Mornings: “We have individuals sleeping in their cars,

"The morale is getting worse by the day because no one knows when this is gonna end," said Cameron Cochems, a lead TSA officer in Boise, Idaho.

The DHS shutdown has created travel chaos for flight passengers as a Philadelphia airport closes security checkpoints. Long wait times are reported at major airports amid the crisis.

For over a month, Transportation Security Administration employees have been showing up to work at US airports without getting paid.

Spring break travelers are facing unpredictable lines at airport security as the partial U.S. government shutdown strains TSA staffing.

Many TSA agents say they’re struggling financially due to missed paychecks. Union leaders say workers are being forced to choose between basic needs and transportation.

The stalemate in Washington, DC, over funding the Department of Homeland Security has led to hourslong airport security lines and frustrated travelers, but now passengers could see some airports closed altogether,

“I’ve heard from officers who cannot afford copayments for cancer treatments or office visits for their sick children,” a TSA union leader said

On Sunday, the CEOs of several major U.S. airlines sent an open letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to find a bipartisan solution to end the ongoing shutdown and emphasizing the impact the lapse in DHS funding has had on the air travel industry.

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) is requesting donations for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at the airport during the partial federal government shutdown.