U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this weekend that all airport courtesy escorts, including those customarily provided to Members of Congress, have been suspended as the Democrat majority continues to hold Homeland Security funding hostage in the ongoing government shutdown. The controversial shutdown, now entering its second week, stems from Democrats’ refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless sweeping changes are made to immigration enforcement policies following earlier clashes over Border Patrol conduct and ICE procedures. With DHS lacking full appropriations since Feb. 14, the agency has begun scaling back non-essential operations in order to redirect ever-dwindling funds to core missions. Among those measures, TSA has halted courtesy and special-privilege escorts, the familiar security details that…
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