Trump Administration to Restore Global Entry Program as DHS Shutdown Impacts Travel

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.

The move was presented as a step to mitigate airport disruptions with the funding standoff in its fourth week.

On February 22, the department announced that it would stop processing Global Entry travelers at participating airports after its funding lapsed on February 14, when lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a spending bill.

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