Travel Group Calls on DHS to Resume Global Entry Program

The airport security pre-approval system for incoming travelers was suspended in the midst of a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 26, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

A top U.S. travel group called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reopen the Global Entry program after it was suspended due to the department’s ongoing shutdown.

A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representative told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement on Feb. 23 that its Global Entry program at U.S. airports was suspended on Feb. 22 and is still suspended due to the shutdown. The CBP added that “until funding for the Department is restored, CBP Officers are currently unpaid but continue to focus on preventing potential security risks from those entering the country.”