2026年3月24日 / 美国东部时间上午11:59 / CBS新闻
在国土安全部（DHS）资金争议导致美国主要机场运输安全管理局（TSA）人员短缺的背景下，休斯顿乔治·布什洲际机场的旅客正排着数小时的安检长队，这可能给旅行者带来更多风险。
周二，当我们CBS新闻团队站在安检队伍中时，这种混乱场面尽显无遗。在TSA安检队伍中等待两小时后，我们穿过三个不同的航站楼，从地下地铁走廊走出。
周二上午晚些时候，在E航站楼，安检队伍延伸至三层楼高，包括在机场航站楼外，队伍蜿蜒绕过巴士下车点。
A航站楼的安检队伍横跨三个楼层，并在地下走廊的三个航站楼周围蜿蜒，该区域没有食物、水、正常工作的空调或洗手间，手机信号也有限。队伍从那里经自动扶梯到达行李提取区，然后绕上另一组自动扶梯，最终在三层的票务区出现。
乘客们表示等待时间长达五小时，几乎我周围所有人都错过了航班，只能在安检队伍的另一端重新预订。广播定期通知那些四小时内有航班的旅客考虑现在重新预订。
人力成本可见一斑：带着幼儿的家庭、哭泣的婴儿和被关在行李袋里的宠物挤在缓慢移动的队伍中。
一名乘客萨默·马丁内斯告诉CBS新闻，她已经错过了三个航班，现在正第四次尝试登机前往塔尔萨。
紧张情绪高涨，但值得注意的是，旅客的不满主要并非针对TSA工作人员。许多人对他们表示同情，并表示一线工作人员处于一种难以维持的境地。
一位登机的飞行员告诉乘客，他昨天最繁忙的航班在一架220座的飞机上只有50名乘客，其他航班甚至更空。
周二，这里的TSA人员短缺约为36%，近几天一直维持在这个水平。虽然移民和海关执法局（ICE）人员已被重新调派来协助，但今天早上在安检队伍中并未看到他们的身影。
在乘客中，普遍的情绪是对政治的广泛不满。队伍中的对话经常转向对华盛顿的普遍厌恶，一些旅客公开呼吁问责。
“记得投票，”一名旅客喊道。
“投给谁？”另一名旅客笑着插话。
目前，运营仍处于紧张状态，看不到立即解决的迹象。参议院可能即将达成一项协议，为国土安全部提供资金——但不包括移民和海关执法局——并结束为期六周的部分政府停摆。一些参议员希望僵局能在本周末得到解决。
TSA工作人员几乎肯定会错过本周五部分停摆期间的第二份全额薪水。在停摆开始39天后，他们还收到了一份只有一半薪水的部分工资。一旦总统签署恢复资金的立法，TSA工作人员可能需要大约五个工作日才能看到工资恢复发放。
凯娅·哈伯德和凯瑟琳·克鲁普尼克对此报道有贡献。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-joins-tsa-lines-at-2-major-airports-to-track-wait-times/
No food, water or AC: What it’s like to stand in TSA line during the DHS funding fight
March 24, 2026 / 11:59 AM EDT / CBS News
Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport are standing for hours in security lines that may cause more risks for travelers — amid a DHS funding fight that’s resulted in TSA staff shortages at major U.S. airports.
The disarray was on full display Tuesday as our CBS News team stood in a screening line. After two hours in the TSA line, we emerged from a basement subway corridor after walking past three different terminals.
Late Tuesday morning, in Terminal E, the line extends three stories, including outside the airport terminal where lines are sneaking around the drop-off stations for buses.
Lines to clear security in Terminal A stretched across three levels and wrapped around three terminals in the subway corridor at the basement level, an area with no access to food, water, working air conditioning or restrooms — and limited cell service. From there, the line wound up escalators to baggage claim, then looped up a second set of escalators, finally surfacing at the third-floor ticketing area.
Passengers described wait times of five hours, with nearly everyone around me missing their flights, resigned to just rebooking on the other side of the security lines. Overhead announcements periodically advised those with departures within four hours to consider rebooking now.
The human toll was visible: families with young children, crying infants and pets confined to carriers stood packed into slow-moving lines.
One passenger, Summer Martinez, told CBS News she had already missed three flights and was back for round 4 of attempting to board a plane to Tulsa.
Tensions were high, but notably, frustration among travelers was not primarily directed at TSA officers. Many expressed sympathy for them and said they felt frontline workers have been placed in an untenable situation.
A pilot boarding the airport tram told passengers his busiest flight yesterday departed with just 50 passengers on a 220-seat aircraft, while others were even emptier.
On Tuesday, the TSA staffing shortage here was around 36% and has hovered in that range in recent days. While ICE personnel have been reassigned to assist, their presence was not evident along security lines this morning.
Among passengers, the prevailing sentiment was one of broad political frustration. Conversations in line frequently turn to general distaste for Washington, with some travelers openly calling for accountability.
“Remember to vote,” one traveler called out.
“For who?” Another chimed in, laughing.
For now, operations remain strained, with no immediate resolution in sight. The Senate may be closing in on a deal that would fund the Department of Homeland Security — except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and end the six-week partial government shutdown. Some senators expressed hope that the impasse could be resolved by the end of the week.
TSA workers are almost certain to miss their second full paycheck of the partial shutdown this Friday. After the shutdown began 39 days ago, they also received a partial paycheck with half their pay. Once the president signs legislation restoring funding, it’s likely to take about five business days before TSA workers see their paychecks restored.
Kaia Hubbard and Kathryn Krupnik contributed to this report.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-joins-tsa-lines-at-2-major-airports-to-track-wait-times/
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