Posted on 02/07/2020 11:48:06 AM PST by mikelets456
The Trump Administration announced late Wednesday that New York State residents will no longer be allowed to apply for or renew Global Entry, the fast-track program that lets verified travelers use automated kiosks when returning from overseas.
New York's new "Green Light Law," which took effect in December, allows people without legal immigration status to apply for drivers' licenses in New York. As part of the law, New York blocked access to DMV databases to federal agencies that enforce immigration laws.
Although the law was passed in June, federal officials were reportedly caught off-guard when it took effect in December.
Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) director Chad Wolf said in a letter Wednesday, which was posted online by Fox News, that New York residents would no longer be allowed to register or re-apply for trusted traveler programs — or TTPs — "due to the Act's negative impact on Department operations."
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It gets more interesting that those citizens of sanctuary states will be required to have a passport to fly if they cannot produce a real I’d.
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