PHOTOS: Scenes from Hartsfield-Jackson airport

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PHOTOS: Scenes from Hartsfield-Jackson airport

Long lines push outside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The partial government shutdown has left TSA workers unpaid, driving call-outs and long security lines nationwide.

Travelers line up all the way to the baggage claim in the South Terminal for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the shutdown.

(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

An airport agent is seen assisting travelers as they endure long lines early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the government shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Morning travelers wait in multi-hour lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. Monday, March 23, 2026 (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Travelers line up all the way to the sidewalks for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Airport travelers continue enduring long lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the government shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Federal ICE agents observe activity near the atrium as they assist TSA operations while travelers line up for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026. ICE agents will not carry out immigration enforcement during this deployment, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Federal ICE agents assist TSA operations while travelers line up for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026. ICE agents will not carry out immigration enforcement during this deployment, according to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

A sign on the South Terminal advises travelers where to start their lines for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

A Delta employeee passes out bottled water to morning travelers waiting in multi-hour lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport amid the ongoing partial goverment shutdown. Monday, March 23, 2026 (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

An airport agent directs travelers as they wait in long lines early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks during the government shutdown.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Morning travelers wait in multi-hour lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport amid the ongoing partial goverment shutdown. Monday, March 23, 2026 (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Travelers line up all the way to the end and circle back on the sidewalks for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Federal ICE agents monitor sidewalk activity while supporting TSA operations as travelers queue for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026. ICE agents will not perform immigration enforcement during this deployment, according to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Travelers line up all the way to the end and circle back on the sidewalks for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Morning travelers wait in multi-hour lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport amid the ongoing partial goverment shutdown. Monday, March 23, 2026 (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

A TSA agent takes a break as travelers line up on the sidewalks for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

An airport agent assists travelers on the sidewalks for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Travelers slowly move through the Main Check Points lines for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

A SWAT agent oversees the baggage claim activity as travelers endure long lines for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026.
(Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Travelers line up at the South Terminal for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Travelers line up at the South Terminal approaching the Main Check Point for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Credit: Miguel Martinez/AJC

Travelers line up all the way to the baggage claim in the South Terminal for TSA security checks early Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the partial government shutdown on March 23, 2026. TSA officers have been working without pay for weeks amid the shutdown. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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