The decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bar New York residents from enrolling in Global Entry and other trusted traveler programs was not retaliation for the recently passed law that lets illegal immigrants apply for driver’s licenses without providing a Social Security number, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Feb. 9.
“This has nothing to do with illegal aliens receiving driver’s licenses. NY is the ONLY state to shut off CBP [Customs and Border Protection] access to DMV records used for law enforcement purposes in our homeland security mission,” Wolf wrote on Twitter on Feb. 9. “Without access, CBP cannot vet Trusted Traveler applicants. It’s that simple.”
