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American travelers across the nation are facing hours-long security lines as TSA workers continue to receive empty paychecks.<\/p>\n

LaGuardia Airport in New York City<\/a>, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, William P. Hobby Airport in Houston and many other airports have had wait times of over 2.5 hours.<\/p>\n

Now, some domestic passengers are “hacking the system” by going through international TSA lines, while others are taking advantage of touchless ID.<\/p>\n

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The Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta on Tuesday cautioned travelers about delays in an X-post \u2014 and called out passengers for attempting to hack the system.<\/p>\n

“We are seeing increased congestion at the International Terminal Checkpoint<\/a> caused by domestic travelers attempting to bypass lines in the Domestic Terminal,” wrote airport officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If you are flying domestically, please use the Domestic Security Checkpoints. At this time, wait times at the International Checkpoint are longer than those at the Domestic Terminal.”<\/p>\n

A TSA worker and union representative in Oakland, California,<\/a> Joseph Cerletti, told Fox News Digital in an interview that it’s “very unfortunate that people are trying to hack the system.”<\/p>\n

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He added, “It shouldn’t be like this. I feel really bad for the traveling public. TSA funding needs to be prioritized immediately as [it’s] a national security<\/a> issue.”<\/p>\n

Many travelers who have TSA PreCheck are taking advantage of the touchless ID program,<\/a> which “enhances the security screening process with facial comparison technology for faster, more efficient identity verification,” according to TSA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Participants must opt in by creating a profile through their airlines<\/a> by uploading their valid passport information.<\/p>\n

“Follow airport signs to the dedicated TSA PreCheck Touchless ID queue,” says the TSA website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When your face is all you need to verify your identity, there\u2019s no fumbling with physical documents.”<\/p>\n

Photo and personal data<\/a> are deleted within 24 hours of passengers\u2019 scheduled flight departures.<\/p>\n

“I think Touchless ID is the best idea for people who want to skip the line,” said Cerletti.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The longer this goes [on], the worse the situation is gonna get on a day-by-day basis,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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TSA PreCheck Touchless ID will be at 65 airports by spring 2026, according to the TSA.<\/p>\n

Cerletti said some officers are having very tough conversations with their landlords or with their banks.<\/p>\n

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“You have cell phone bills, you have gas, you have groceries, you have car insurance. That [list] doesn’t even account for rent or mortgage,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We deal with millions of people every day,” he added, “and TSA [agents] have to make millions of right decisions every day. We have nearly 25 years [of] protecting this country. And funding TSA immediately<\/a> would be good for the country. And again, the Democrats are nowhere near [to] making a deal right now.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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