Overview
- A DHS spokesperson said the suspension would begin Sunday at 6:00 a.m. Miami time (5:00 a.m. CT), following a week of unfunded operations at the department.
- The TSA later said PreCheck remains operational and would be adjusted case by case if staffing limits arise, creating conflicting guidance for travelers.
- CBP said it will stop processing Global Entry arrivals and suspend congressional courtesy privileges so personnel can be reassigned to essential border operations.
- New enrollments and renewals for PreCheck and Global Entry are paused, and longer security and customs wait times are expected for more than 40 million members.
- House Homeland Security Committee Democrats and Airlines for America criticized the move and warned of travel disruption as roughly 63,000 TSA officers continue working without pay.