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TSA agent facing eviction after missing two paychecks amid partial government shutdown

TSA agent facing eviction after missing two paychecks amid partial government shutdown

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After weeks of working without pay throughout the partial government shutdown, one TSA agent is facing the threat of eviction as she continues clocking in daily to try to protect US travelers.

This is the second time Kimberley Fondren, a TSA agent in Memphis, Tennessee, has faced the prospect of eviction due to a government shutdown that’s left her working without a paycheck, she told CNN Sunday morning.

Fondren has been driving for Uber and Lyft to try to supplement her income, she said.

“It is like a hostage situation because you’re not being paid,” Fondren said, adding she still takes her job to protect travel and the American people seriously.

Fondren is one of thousands of TSA workers who have been forced to work without pay, call out or quit as Congress failed to come to an agreement on DHS funding. President Donald Trump is now attempting to unilaterally fund TSA without Congress, meaning some workers could soon see paychecks, but the details are still murky.

In response to Trump’s executive order to fund TSA, Fondren said, “I’m thankful that we are finally going to get what we are owed.”

“At the end of the day, this is a very important job … it’s a career, really. And that’s what everyone wants, is a stable career,” she said.