Multiple networks report the
Department of Homeland Security is suspending it frequent flier and
quick-processing programs for airport travelers and US border crossings on
Sunday.
NBC News reported the Saturday the
programs include Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck as well
as U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry.
The suspension is expected to
start Sunday at 6 a.m.
The DHS
funding shutdown started on Saturday, Feb. 14, but the rest of the federal
government is funded through Sept. 30.
According to the department’s
contingency plan, about 95% of TSA workers are deemed essential personnel and
required to keep working. Democrats in the House and Senate say DHS won’t get
funded until new restrictions are placed on federal immigration operations.