Atlanta airport slammed with nearly 3-hour wait as security line wraps around baggage claim amid Dem shutdown: ‘PURE INSANITY!’
By Ronny Reyes
Published on March 22, 2026.
Travelers at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were hit with nearly three hours long security lines due to the partial government shutdown. The lines reportedly extended into the baggage-claim section of the airport, with estimated waiting times reaching 153 minutes. The long lines led to President Trump ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to be deployed at airports to clear them. This comes after TSA agents missed their first paycheck last week and the daily absentism rate among workers has increased. The airport also experienced increased traffic due to spring break, with about 350,000 passengers expected to travel through the Atlanta airport between Thursday and Sunday.
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