January 19, 2021
A Manhattan federal judge denied a bid by New York state to permanently void the Trump administration's exclusion of New Yorkers from expedited screening at airports, ruling on Tuesday that the court had already overturned the exclusion on procedural grounds.
December 08, 2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has asked a New York federal judge to rule against a bid to permanently prevent it from denying states access to expedited traveler programs, saying the request is too broad and serves no purpose.
September 14, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James says she has reason to believe that government attorneys made more false statements, in defense of the Trump administration's policy barring New Yorkers from enrolling in expedited security clearance programs for travelers, than the ones the attorneys identified to the New York federal court earlier this month.
July 29, 2020
A New York federal judge launched a "limited inquiry" Wednesday into what he called "deeply troubling revelations" by government attorneys who admitted to making false statements in defense of the Trump administration's policy barring New Yorkers from enrolling in expedited security clearance programs for travelers.
July 13, 2020
New York state and residents suing the Trump administration over a ban on Trusted Traveler programs are fighting to keep their lawsuits alive, telling a federal judge that the decision was an unlawful retaliation against the state for shielding migrants' data.
April 20, 2020
A New York federal court has certified a class of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers affected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision to suspend Global Entry and other expedited security clearance programs for state residents.
April 15, 2020
The Trump administration urged a federal court on Wednesday to toss two lawsuits challenging the suspension of New Yorkers from Global Entry and other expedited security clearance programs, arguing that the policy doesn't impinge on state rights.