"This is the first time I've experienced something like this in my entire life," one traveler said as TSA lines snaked through George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Things are bad everywhere. But not this bad.

Houston’s airports have been pummeled by the government shutdown with three- to four-hour security lines over the last few days — and the worst TSA absentee rates in the entire country. Hobby International Airport topped the leaderboard with a staggering 47% of its TSA workers calling out Saturday,

Exhausted travelers flying into Boston said they spent several hours in TSA lines at Houston's airport before getting on their flights.

More than 450 TSA officers have quit and 3,200 called out during the 38-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown, leaving airports facing security delays.

A regular traveler from the Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport described the situation as “the worst it’s ever been.”

FOX 29's Shaynah Ferreira reports LIVE from the Philadelphia International Airport to check on the TSA checkpoint lines after ICE agents were deployed across several airports including PHL, due to TSA shortages.

Travel headaches are growing at Houston airports as the government shutdown drags on, and TSA workers warn the situation is nearing a breaking point.