India, March 24 -- The ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created a divide between workers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration, with one group receiving pay while the other goes without.

According to The Mirror US, tens of thousands of TSA officers are continuing to work without pay as airports struggle to maintain operations. Around 60,000 TSA staff are required to keep security lines moving despite receiving $0 paychecks, leading to staff shortages and hundreds of resignations since the funding lapse began.

The key difference lies in how the two agencies are funded. ICE operations are currently backed by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a major s...