Transportation Security Administration agents and other Department of Homeland Security employees are being forced to work for partial paychecks this week thanks to Democrat obstruction in Congress that's putting illegal immigrants before American workers.
The funding standoff has left thousands of dedicated federal employees—many of whom are military veterans—scrambling to pay their bills while Nancy Pelosi's disciples play political games with our national security.
Democrats Choose Illegals Over American Workers
What's driving this manufactured crisis? Congressional Democrats are demanding restrictions on federal immigration enforcement in exchange for DHS funding. Translation: they want to tie President Trump's hands while he's trying to secure our border and deport the millions of illegals who flooded in during the Biden disaster years.
This is the same playbook we've seen before—Democrats weaponizing government funding to protect their precious sanctuary cities and the criminal aliens hiding in them. Meanwhile, the TSA agents keeping our airports safe are left wondering how they'll make their mortgage payments.
"It's unconscionable that Democrats would hold paychecks hostage to protect people who shouldn't even be in this country," said one DHS source who requested anonymity.
The Trump-Vance administration has made it clear they won't negotiate away America's sovereignty. Secretary Kristi Noem and the DHS leadership team are working around the clock to maintain operations while fighting for full funding without Democrat poison pills.
This Is What America First Looks Like
President Trump didn't return to the White House to play the same old Washington games. His mandate from the American people was crystal clear: secure the border, deport illegals, and put America First. If Democrats want to shut down DHS to protect their illegal immigrant voting base, that's on them.
The question every patriotic American should be asking is simple: why are Democrats more concerned about protecting foreign lawbreakers than supporting the federal agents who keep us safe? The answer reveals everything you need to know about their twisted priorities.
How long will Republicans let Democrats hold American workers hostage to protect illegal immigrants?