TSA officers describe tears, tough choices and dwindling savings from working without pay
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Taylor Desert, a TSA agent, checks in to pick up groceries at Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Taylor Desert, a TSA agent, leaves Gleaners Food Bank after picking up groceries in Indianapolis, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Signage reading "TSA is Hiring" at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Hannah Beier)A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers's patch is displayed at Philadelphia International Airport, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A Transportation Security Administration agent leaves the terminal following their shift at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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Taylor Desert, a TSA agent, checks in to pick up groceries at Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)