TSA PreCheck To Remain Open After Suggested Suspension Plans

The DHS shutdown began earlier this month as the White House and Senate Democrats negotiate.

The TSA PreCheck will remain operational, despite earlier suspension plans.

The decision reverses earlier indications that the Department of Homeland Security’s expedited screening program would be suspended amid the department’s funding lapse. However, the TSA “will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly” depending on “staffing constraints.”

The TSA PreCheck program allows approved passengers to skip customary security check-in lines for quicker passage. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry also offers quick check-ins for Americans at U.S. ports of entry. That was suspended as well but the status of that program is unclear at this time.

The DHS shutdown began earlier this month as the White House and Senate Democrats negotiate changes to DHS and ICE after two people were killed by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis amid a federal immigration crackdown.