2026年3月23日 / 美国东部时间下午6:23 / CBS新闻
由于部分政府停摆已持续到第六周，乔治·布什洲际机场近40%的TSA（美国运输安全管理局）员工请病假，休斯顿面临严重问题。
周一，A航站楼的安检队伍变成了一个延伸至机场地下火车系统的三层噩梦。等待过程从航站楼内开始，旅客需在下方的地铁走廊中艰难跋涉，绕过行李提取区，再进入票务区——这个缓慢移动的迷宫被旅客形容为混乱且效率低下。
机场告知旅客，在该五个航站楼中，仅有两个设有TSA安检人员，等待时间可能超过四小时。一些A航站楼的乘客告诉CBS新闻，他们等待了更长时间——长达五到六小时。
E航站楼的安检通行速度稍快，但两个有TSA人员的航站楼乘客均表示等待超过三小时。PreCheck（快速安检通道）和CLEAR（快速通关服务）通道均关闭，导致所有人挤在同一拥堵队列中。
——2026年3月23日，德克萨斯州休斯顿乔治·布什洲际机场，移民与海关执法局（ICE）特工站在安检队伍旁。Antranik Tavitian /盖蒂图片社
为缓解人员短缺，特朗普政府派遣移民与海关执法局（ICE）特工支援部分受影响严重的机场。
美国国土安全部因”运营安全原因”未确认特工部署地点，但白宫边境事务负责人汤姆·霍曼表示，ICE特工目前已驻守14个美国机场。
CBS新闻周一在乔治·布什洲际机场发现约二十名移民官员——大多数配备武器，徽章显示其身份为ICE执法与遣返行动部门人员——与休斯顿警察、应急管理人员和机场工作人员共同驻守安检通道。
尽管ICE特工在最拥堵的瓶颈处引导乘客并试图维持秩序，TSA官员仍负责身份检查和操作安检设备。
整个休斯顿机场循环播放着一则警告信息：”请注意乘客——因联邦政府停摆，TSA安检等待时间目前超过四小时。若您航班即将起飞，可能无法及时通过安检。请立即联系航空公司重新预订。”
部分旅客告诉CBS新闻，他们一看到安检队伍就直接重新预订了航班。
一名女子周日在登机前听到最终登机呼叫时仍被困队列中，她哭着崩溃——登机口工作人员后来告知，她是40名错过该航班的乘客之一。她周一返回机场后再次面临漫长等待。
另一名乘客计划周二从A航站楼出发，为确保登机将在机场过夜。
等待期间无法获得食物，家庭不得不安抚哭闹的婴儿和幼儿。队列未遵循《美国残疾人法案》规定的无障碍路线，轮椅使用者需被引导至单独区域。机场工作人员仅提供瓶装水，其他物资严重短缺。
旅客们虽不满情绪明显，但多数表示不愿卷入政治指责游戏——他们只希望华盛顿解决此问题。
TSA lines at Houston airport turn into a 3-floor nightmare amid staffing shortage
March 23, 2026 / 6:23 PM EDT / CBS News
With nearly 40% of TSA employees at George Bush Intercontinental Airport calling out as the partial government shutdown drags into a sixth week, Houston has a problem.
The security line in Terminal A on Monday turned into a three-floor nightmare stretching into the airport’s underground train system. The wait starts inside the terminal with a long slog in the subway corridor below, winding past baggage claim before climbing into ticketing — a slow-moving maze that travelers call confusing and inefficient.
Out of the airport’s five terminals, only two had TSA staffing, and the wait times could exceed four hours, the airport told travelers. Some passengers in Terminal A told CBS News they’d been waiting longer — five or six hours.
The traffic in Terminal E was moving somewhat faster on Monday, but passengers in both terminals with TSA officers told CBS News they had been waiting more than three hours. PreCheck and CLEAR lanes were both closed, pushing everyone into the same clogged lines.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand next to security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 23, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Antranik Tavitian / Getty Images
To help relieve the staffing shortage, the Trump administration sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to some of the airports that have been hit particularly hard.
The Department of Homeland Security did not confirm where the agents were deployed due to “operational security reasons,” but White House border czar Tom Homan said ICE agents are currently stationed in 14 U.S. airports.
CBS News spotted about two dozen immigration officers — most armed, with badges that identify them as ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations — at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Monday. The agents are stationed at the security lines, along with Houston police, emergency management personnel and airport staff.
While ICE agents could be seen directing passengers and trying to keep lines moving at the worst choke points, TSA officers are still handling ID checks and running screening machines.
Throughout the Houston airport, there’s a warning playing on the loop to all passengers. It says, “Attention passengers — due to the federal government shutdown TSA wait times are currently exceeding four hours. If your flight is departing soon, you may not clear security in time. Please consider contacting your airlines now for rebooking options.”
Some travelers told CBS News they walked in, saw the security line and immediately rebooked their flight.
One woman said she broke down in tears on Sunday after hearing the final boarding call for her flight to Philadelphia while still stuck in line — a gate agent later told her that she was one of 40 passengers to miss that leg. She returned on Monday to again face the long wait time.
Another passenger told CBS News he plans to spend the night at the airport ahead of a flight Tuesday out of Terminal A just to make sure he gets on.
With no access to food while waiting, families were struggling to calm babies and small children. The line also does not follow an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant route, so wheelchairs have to be directed to a separate area. Airport staff were seen handing out water, but little else.
For travelers, the frustration is pointed, but most say they’re not interested in the political blame game — they just want Washington to solve the issue.
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