The Department of Homeland Security restarted the Global Entry program on Wednesday, a little over two weeks after it halted the service for travelers because of the partial government shutdown. Global Entry allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to use expedited kiosks — for a fee — when entering the United States from abroad, saving them time … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is hammering Democrats over the partial government shutdown as its effects begin to hit millions of travelers at airports across the country. “This is expected to be one of the busiest spring travel seasons on record. Over 171 million travelers … Read more
Travelers caught in middle of DHS funding fight as shutdown leads to hours-long delays at airports – CBS News Watch CBS News The partial government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security is causing delays at airports nationwide. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Source … Read more
Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston early … Read more