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Long lines, frustrated passengers, missed flights.

That has been the reality this week for thousands of travelers across the country as a partial government shutdown stretches into its sixth week.

I just missed my flight by two minutes.

Ariana Balsito was trying to fly from Houston to Charlotte for a second day on Monday.

She told Houston Public Media that the day before, she had waited in line for three hours.

During the shutdown, agents at the Transportation Security Administration have been working without pay.

At the same time, thousands have called out of work.

Hundreds have quit.

President Trump sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to certain airports to help.

So far, though, the responsibilities and contributions of the deployed agents have been unclear.

And on Capitol Hill, there has been a back and forth between Republicans and Democrats for a plan to fund the TSA, but still no concrete proposal.

Consider this.

Both TSA and ICE fall under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security, but the two agencies have different responsibilities.

What impact, if any, will deploying ICE agents to airports have?

And what can travelers expect as Washington continues to spar over a funding deal?

From NPR, I'm Scott Detrow.

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TSA agents have been working more than a month now without pay due to an ongoing standoff over Homeland Security funding.