Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has urged Senate Republicans to support a Democratic motion to fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) without conditions, criticizing the GOP for tying TSA pay to unrelated immigration funding for ICE and Border Patrol. Schumer argued that the vote should be a simple yes-or-no decision to pay TSA workers and alleviate airport congestion. The ongoing political standoff is causing hardship for TSA workers, and increasing delays for travelers due to unpaid federal employees. Newark Liberty International Airport is seen as a rare exception, with wait times under 25 minutes. The disruption is due to a high-stakes funding battle over immigration policy and the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are pushing a measure that restores funding only to the TSA without tying it to Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol, while Republicans are insisting on full, no-strings-attached funding for the rest of DHS.