The US airports are bracing for another surge of weekend travelers as they await a resolution from Congress to resolve the partial government shutdown, which has resulted in increasing TSA officer shortages and longest security wait times the agency has ever seen. There has been no progress on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and lawmakers are set to leave for a two-week recess Friday. Without a resolution, airports will be unable to handle the weekend's busiest travel days, with spring break travel in full swing. TSA workers have been quitting or calling out of work after six weeks without pay. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to help manage the chaos, but it is unclear whether this has significantly impacted travelers' security. The White House press secretary said wait times have improved since ICE agents arrived, but the number of travelers and availability of available security checkpoints could impact wait times.