American Military News by Laura Widener February 06, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is halting enrollments of New York residents into Trusted Traveler Programs over the state’s recent law forbidding the transfer of driver’s license information to the DHS.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced exclusively on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight that the agency would enact the suspension immediately.
Wolf explained that the Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) allow expedited processing based on states’ assistance in verifying travelers’ identities. However, the state’s Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, which went into effect in December, now forbids the state from providing that relevant information to the agency.
Wolf said the law “compromises CBP’s ability to confirm whether an individual applying for TTP membership meets program eligibility requirements.â€
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