US passengers enraged by hours-long lines and missed flights: ‘Absolutely insane’

Some people are opting not to travel at all amid what they call ‘a manufactured crisis by the Trump administration’

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Passengers across the US have had their travel plans upended by the latest Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which has triggered widespread staffing shortages at airports as security employees go weeks without pay.

“We are returning from St Thomas, US Virgin Islands to Boston today and it took fully three hours to get through US customs. Absolutely insane,” Boston-based passenger John Hildebrandt told the Guardian.