JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Over 1,100 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit during shutdown: report
Replacements require four to six months of training before they can perform regular duties at airports.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Global Entry Precheck Restarts, But TSA Staffing Crisis Still Means Hours-Long Lines | TRENDING
The Global Entry program is returning to service after being paused due to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. “As DHS continually evaluates measures it can take amidst the Democrats’ continued shutdown of the department, DHS has reactivated Global Entry on March 11th at 5:00 AM ET,” a spokesperson for the department said in an email to The Hill. #TSA #Shutdown #Global #Entry #Precheck
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Global entry restarts, easing travel pain as TSA faces shortages | Morning in America
The Department of Homeland Security has restarted the Global Entry program, more than two weeks after it was halted during the partial government shutdown. NewsNation's Brooke Shafter has the latest from Miami International Airport. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Brooke Shafer) - Global entry restarts, easing travel pain as TSA faces shortages
The program was suspended for more than two weeks while personnel were reassigned to process arriving passengers.
NYTIMES (Hamed Aleaziz) - Trump Administration to Restart Global Entry Program
The program for people traveling internationally, set to come back online at 5 a.m. Wednesday, had been paused amid the shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
NYTIMES (Christine Chung and Ceylan Yeğinsu) - TSA PreCheck Is Back, but Global Entry Is Paused. What’s Going On?
Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are seeing inconsistencies at airports.
NEWSNATIONNOW (WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and RIO YAMAT, Associated Press) - US weather, Mexico security concerns and halt of Global Entry take a toll on air travel
NEW YORK (AP) — Severe winter weather across the northeastern United States, a partial government shutdown and security concerns in parts of western Mexico converged to make Monday a challenging time for air travel. Thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed on the East Coast as a powerful snowstorm upended daily routines in Boston, [...]
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Travelers stuck in middle of DHS shutdown fight | Morning in America
Travelers have been caught in the middle of a political fight over Department of Homeland Security funding, which has led to a partial government shutdown. DHS suspended Global Entry, a travel program, as a result. Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary for President Donald Trump, and Dan Turrentine, former Democratic adviser, weigh in on "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - TSA PreCheck reopens after being halted | NewsNation Live
After just a few hours of being closed, TSA PreCheck and Global Entry lanes are back open. This comes as thousands of flights have already been canceled due to severe weather along the East Coast. Adding to the mess, Homeland Security had temporarily suspended both those programs at all airports across the country. NewsNation’s Marcus Espinoza joins “NewsNation Live” with a breakdown of the reversal. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live." Weekends starting at 10a/9C Saturdays and 11a/10C Sundays. #NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - DHS Suspends PreCheck And Global Entry Program
'It endangers our national security'