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Travelers face delays at airports

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT

Federal law enforcement agents stand watch near a security checkpoint at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on March 23, 2026. Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Travelers are facing long waits at security checkpoints at many airports across the country. Transportation Security Administration employees are working without pay, some are calling out sick, and some have quit due to the partial government shutdown.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks to CNBC airline reporter Leslie Josephs, who was at JFK Airport in New York.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.