US EditionTrump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days
The National Park Service limits fee waivers to U.S. residents, drops MLK Day and Juneteenth from free entry, and adds Trump’s birthday as a new fee-free day starting in 2026.
- Next year, the U.S. Interior Department removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from National Park Service fee-free days and added Flag Day, President Donald Trump’s birthday on June 14.
- By adopting an `America-first` approach, the U.S. Interior Department framed the policy to limit fee waivers to U.S. residents and raise charges for international visitors by up to $100 t.
- Agency calendars reveal the U.S. Department of Agriculture will honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19, while the U.S. Forest Service does not; NPS removed Juneteenth from 2026 fee-free days.
- Critics say removing fee-free days next year erases civil-rights history and is `a blatant swipe at African Americans`, while National Park Service staff warn screening visitors by nationality will lengthen lines.
- Seen alongside other rollbacks, observers link the removal of Juneteenth, added as a fee-free holiday under the Biden administration, to restoring Confederate monuments and altering Stonewall National Monument.
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Comment: The exclusion behind National Park System’s new fees
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Free-pass days were eliminated for MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth, while foreign tourists will pay a premium. Comment: The exclusion behind National Park System’s new fees Wire Service
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