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— Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are receiving their third paycheck of zero dollars on Friday amid theDHS shutdown— with President Donald Trump saying late Thursday he would sign an executive order to “immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation” and “quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports,” and as the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal in the wee hours of Friday morning.
com/category/travel/general/airports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">various airportsacross the nation who have experienced personal hardship as a result of the shutdown, with names omitted for privacy reasons.
One officer at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia had his dream of owning a home abruptly shattered — forcing him to make life-altering decisions.
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His bank denied him a loan for a home in Georgia due to his current inability to makerent payments.
The officer now has to move nearly 1,000 miles to go live with family in New York.
Here are other stories.

Numerous TSA agents are experiencing great personal hardship as the DHS shutdown has dragged on — with one officer (not pictured) losing her home, belongings, car and a beloved pet due to a fire and now, a lack of salary. (Valerie Plesch/Getty Images)
Devastating house fire on top of no pay
A TSA officer working at Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma suffered adevastating house firelast week on top of the challenges of receiving no pay.
moved into a camper,the agency reported.The electricity in the camper has since gone out — and she can’t afford to have it fixed.

Multiple TSA officers working at Detroit Metropolitan Airport have been left with damaged homes and vehicles.The officers cannot afford to fix them.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Homes and cars damaged, can’t get them fixed
At the beginning of the month,powerful stormsripped through Michigan, with tornadoes reducing some homes to rubble and causing widespread damage in the Great Lake State.
Multiple TSA officers working at Detroit Metropolitan Airport were left with damaged homes and vehicles.
Serious medical expenses that are going unpaid
A TSA agent working at Portland International Airport in Oregon is the sole caregiver for his mother.He also supports his brother.
his brotherhas suffered a severe leg infection — putting him out of work.
The TSA officer is responsible for these family members’ medical expenses.

More than 480 TSA officers have quit since the start of the shutdown.(Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
Can’t afford Easter baskets for her children
A TSA agent at Bismarck Airport in North Dakota has worked there for nearly 10 years — enduring multiple government shutdowns.
She made the tough choice now of leaving the job she loves after realizing she can’t even afford to buyEaster basketsfor her children this year.
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Since the start of this partial government shutdown, more than 480 TSA officers have been forced to quit their jobs.
The agent realized she cannot afford to buy Easter baskets for her children this year.
“I can tell you right now that the reverberations that will be felt from this will be long-standing,�
“They will continue for days [even] after we get a re-appropriation and funding, particularly for the TSA.”
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“We are already taking proactive measures to make sure that we’re going to get our people paid as quickly as possible,” he added.
�s Alex Miller and Preston Mizell contributed reporting.
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