The Department of Homeland Security will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as a partial government shutdown continues. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Noem said the department was making "tough but necessary workforce and resource decisions to mitigate the damage inflicted by these politicians."
She said TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would be "prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts." The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), she added, will halt all non-disaster-related response to prioritize disasters.
Noem noted the suspension comes as a major storm is expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would pause certain expedited travel programs amid the shutdown on Feb. 22. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)
DHS is the third-largest Cabinet agency with nearly 272,000 employees. Roughly 90% of DHS workers were expected to continue working, many without pay, according to the department’s Sept. 2025 government shutdown plan.
DHS has jurisdiction over numerous agencies and offices, including CBP, TSA, FEMA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service.
Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind and Alex Miller contributed to this report.
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