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How SFO responded to the Trump admin suspending TSA PreCheck

By Silas Valentino

Less than 24 hours after the Department of Homeland Security abruptly announced it was suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry services, the department appears to have already scaled back the move, and the traveling public should not anticipate any differences at the airport Sunday.

A TSA spokesperson clarified to SFGATE in a statement Sunday morning that "TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the traveling public" for the time being. 

On Saturday, Homeland Security announced it was suspending the two travel programs at 6 a.m. Sunday as part of “emergency measures” to redistribute security personnel. Funding for the DHS and other agencies expired during the latest partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blamed Congressional Democrats for the decision, writing that the department was “prioritizing the general traveling population” by suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, two services she described as “courtesy and special privilege escorts.”

Bob Rotiski, airport duty manager at San Francisco International Airport, told SFGATE that by the time he arrived at the airport on Sunday morning, Noem's declaration was already rescinded. TSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection advised him that operations are normal, Rotiski said.

“They were clear and up front that there’s no operational impact," he added. "If anything changes they will contact us.”

Following the initial announcement that DHS was suspending services, Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association trade group, called the move “extremely disappointing” and condemned both Democrats and Republicans for using air traffic controllers, TSA and CBP as political pawns. 

"Travelers should be prioritized,” he wrote in a statement. “Not leveraged.”

TSA said it would adjust operations on a “case by case basis” for any staffing constraints. The agency clarified that it has paused one travel service, but it shouldn't affect the general public. “Courtesy escorts, such as those for Members of Congress, have been suspended to allow officers to focus on the mission of securing America’s skies,” the TSA spokesperson wrote.