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Airport delays, TSA wait times are increasing due to the DHS shutdown. What time will Senate vote today to reopen? The latest partial shutdown news.
Officers normally assigned to process Global Entry travelers had been reassigned to process other arriving travelers during the pause.
The Department of Homeland Security has restarted Global Entry, a trusted-traveler program operated by Customs and Border Protection, after the partial government shutdown caused widespread chaos at major airports last weekend.
Some passengers are arriving at airports three or more hours early, and things could get worse. TSA agents are considered essential employees, so they have to work without pay during government shutdowns.
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The DHS shutdown is causing massive airport delays, with wait times reaching 3.5 hours at some major hubs. Officers work without pay as funding lapse continues.
Here's why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is shut down and what the partial closure means for Americans.
The Trump administration said international travel program Global Entry would be restored on Wednesday morning, reopening a fast-track system that had been halted last month during an ongoing partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Denver International Airport is bracing for a spring break surge with more than 1.3 million air travel passengers moving through security checkpoints.
The hourslong security lines at a handful of U.S. airports this week highlight the potential problems when a government shutdown coincides with the busy spring break travel season.
TSA wait times have stretched hours-long at major US airports from Houston to Newark. How bad are the lines and TSA wait times today? The latest.