Air Travel Executives Sound the Alarm as DHS Shutdown Continues

Air Travel Executives Sound the Alarm as DHS Shutdown Continues

A TSA agent assists an airline passenger at a security checkpoint in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Friday, May 26, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)While Congress is deadlocked on funding the Department of Homeland Security, leaders at airline organizations say the future of the air industry, and upcoming spring break travel, are at risk.Hours before the House voted 221-209 on Thursday to pass funding for DHS, Chris Sunu…

Loyola students frustrated by government shutdown effects

The U.S. government has suspended the Global Entry program as a partial government shutdown continues.  The announcement was made after the Department of Homeland Security said Saturday evening that they planned to shut down both the Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program. Eventually, DHS made the decision to cancel the TSA PreCheck closure. “As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a ca…