Over 1,000 TSA officers have quit since the DHS shutdown began

Published April 28, 2026 8:24am ET



About 1,110 officers with the Transportation Security Administration have quit in the past two months as the Department of Homeland Security remains without congressionally appropriated funding.

As of April 20, the DHS reported that 830 TSA officers had quit due to the lapse in funding, according to Politico. In the last eight days, another 300 handed in their notices.

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