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DHS cuts NYers
off from 'trusted
traveler' programs
By BEN FOX venience of slower re-entry
WASHINGTON (AP) — New because of a law that act-
York residents will be cut ing Department of Home-
off from "trusted traveler" land Security Secretary Ken
programs that speed their Cuccinelli says puts public
re-entry into the country, safety at risk by preventing
a senior Homeland Secu- federal agents from quick-
rity official said Thursday, ly accessing vehicle and
blaming a new state law criminal records.
that prohibits immigration “I know other states are
agents from accessing mo- looking at laws like this,”
tor vehicle records. Cuccinelli said. “We would
Tens of thousands of New urge them to reconsider.” In this Aug. 14, 2019 file photo, The Statue of Liberty is shown in New York.
Yorkers will face the incon- Continued on next page Associated Press