More People Are Losing Global Entry, But Often Don’t Know Why
Global Entry revocations are outpacing enrollment, data obtained by Bloomberg reveals, and a lack of transparency keeps travelers in the dark.
Global Entry has more members than ever, with “nearly 13 million people” enrolled as of May, according to a CBP press release.
Photographer: Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle/Hearst NewspapersIan Patterson had Global Entry for about seven years before it was revoked this summer. The nonprofit executive from the Dallas area had traveled in July, then got an email a month later saying there had been a change in his status for Global Entry, a Customs and Border Protection program for faster entry into the U.S. for “low-risk” travelers. When he logged into the CBP portal, he saw a circle with a diagonal line through it.
“It said ‘information incorrect,’” Patterson said. “Which I don’t understand.”