The Department of Homeland Security said TSA agents should begin receiving pay as early as Monday, March 30.

Most TSA officers received "a retroactive paycheck today that included at least two full paychecks," a DHS spokesperson said Monday.

Airports whose security lines have lasted hours during the partial government shutdown are now reporting normal waits as TSA workers begin getting paid.

Security wait times at BWI Marshall Airport improved Monday as TSA staffing conditions stabilized after a chaotic weekend of long delays.

Flying in the US remains a mixed bag as TSA staffing shortages persist. See the latest wait times as the busy spring break travel season approaches.

Border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would remain at airports until TSA officers are able to resume normal operations. “We’re going to continue an ICE presence there,

The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown.

Emergency security lanes at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were seen being cleared by staff on Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA.

Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers got their first paychecks in more than a month — apparently prompting fewer agents to call out.

TSA staffing shortages remain far more severe than the national average, although wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday.

In response, President Donald Trump ordered that TSA workers get paid through other Homeland Security funding. That pay is temporary. Congress began a two-week recess on Friday. They return April 14.