A TSA officer is accusing the DHS of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs.

Secretary Kristi Noem handed out $10,000 bonus checks to over 20 TSA officers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, making good on President Donald Trump’s offer to provide bonuses to the air traffic controllers who worked without pay during the government shutdown.

LaShanda Palmer has been with the TSA for 23 years, like everyone in her union, and hasn't received a paycheck in 28 days.

U.S. airports, including Denver, have been asked by the Federal Aviation Administration to continue operating at 6 percent lower than usual as the agency assesses whether the system can gradually return to normal operations. During the government shutdown, flights have been reduced at 40 major airports across the country.

The closures are being made at the request of the TSA, which is being impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Over a month into the government shutdown, Philadelphia International Airport has temporarily closed some security checkpoints. What you need to know

Holiday travel is already getting complicated. The FAA is canceling flights at several airports and TSA lines are stretching longer than usual, due to the disruption of the federal government shutdown.