Anonymous23 days ago
The Trump administration restored the Global Entry expedited traveler program on March 11, 2026, ending a 17-day suspension that forced over 13 million members into standard passport control lines and created hours-long airport queues. The restart came under intense pressure from the travel industry and lawmakers, but the underlying DHS partial shutdown — rooted in a bitter Congressional dispute over immigration enforcement reforms following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis — remains unresolved, leaving 64,000 TSA workers unpaid and threatening further disruptions during peak spring travel season.