According to a TSA spokesperson, the agency's facial comparison system isn't designed to track travelers or create a record of who passes through security.
President Trump is encouraging Congress to cut its recess short and fund the Department of Homeland Security, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports.
President Trump's executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it's unclear when the impact of that move will start to be felt at airports.
With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA officers aimed at alleviating long security lines.
Trump's action came after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund most of DHS. The House late Friday night passed a bill to fund the entire department through May 22, but many senators are now in recess.