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Transportation Security Administration officers are feeling the squeeze of the latest government shutdown, and it could translate into longer lines at airports across the country once agents start missing paychecks this coming Friday.

β€œTwo things will happen,” predicted Mike Gayzagian, a TSA worker and head of his local union. β€œPeople will start calling out because they have to look for other jobs, and the people who have other [offers] will take them and leave the agency.”

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The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t been funded for 25 days as Democrats demand some accountability for the president’s unpopular immigration crackdown. Some DHS personnel, including U.S.

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