DHS suspends Global Entry enrollments on shutdown day 8

On the eighth day of the DHS partial shutdown, the agency suspended new enrollments and renewals for the Global Entry trusted traveler program and warned that TSA PreCheck operations faced mounting strain as unpaid screeners began calling out sick in increasing numbers. CBP enrollment centers closed due to furloughs, stranding tens of thousands of applicants mid-process. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem warned Congress that continued inaction would force further program suspensions across DHS trusted traveler programs.