"Driving the news: DHS announced early Sunday morning that it would suspend TSA PreCheck lanes and the Global Entry service to "refocus" personnel on "the majority of travelers." The department also said it would halt all non-disaster-related Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) response efforts and suspend courtesy and family police escorts at airports for lawmakers. Yes, but: A TSA spokesperson confirmed to Axios later Sunday that TSA PreCheck remained "operational with no change for the traveling public.""
"What they're saying: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that the department was "making tough but necessary workforce and resource decisions to mitigate the damage inflicted by these politicians." ButDemocrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security argued the department was "ruining" travel "on purpose" by "kneecapping the programs that make travel smoother and secure." U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman said in a statement that the announced suspension of the programs was "extremely disappointing.""
DHS announced early Sunday that it would suspend TSA PreCheck lanes and the Global Entry service to "refocus" personnel on "the majority of travelers." The department also said it would halt all non-disaster-related FEMA response efforts and suspend courtesy and family police escorts at airports for lawmakers. A TSA spokesperson confirmed TSA PreCheck remained "operational with no change for the traveling public" and said TSA would evaluate staffing constraints case by case. Airlines alerted customers they might need to use standard TSA entry. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem framed the moves as necessary workforce decisions, while Democrats and travel industry leaders criticized the impact on travelers. Lawmakers had left town without a DHS funding deal about 10 days earlier.
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