How Trump's New York trusted traveler ban will punish the most conservative parts of the state
President Trump's latest border crackdown will end up hurting the New Yorkers who love him best.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced Wednesday that New Yorkers would no longer be allowed to apply for or renew their trusted traveler programs in retaliation for the state's newly enacted sanctuary policies. This move will go beyond just sidelining travelers trying to get in and out of New York's airports — it'll hurt travel and daily commuting for New Yorkers who never supported those policies in the first place.
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Global Entry is used around the world, but upstate New York has more NEXUS crossing points than any other state. The program lets approved NEXUS holders use reserved travel lanes to speed up U.S.–Canada border crossings, and even has a whole dedicated bridge in Niagara Falls, New York.
All of those crossings would become relatively useless if the renewal ban survives. And all of them largely service New York's 21st and 27th congressional districts — two areas of an increasingly liberal state are still firmly in Republican hands — as well as Erie County, whose Democratic clerk Mickey Kearns has challenged the Green Light law since it passed.
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