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New York Calls for Investigation Into Trusted Traveler Ban

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   New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for federal investigations into
   his state's removal from federal programs that allow vetted travelers
   to avoid long security lines at airports and borders.

   Cuomo said the ban, which lasted five months, was a "clear abuse of
   government power for political purposes" by the Trump administration.

   His comments to reporters in Albany, New York, on Friday come one day
   after the Department of Homeland Security announced that New Yorkers
   could again enroll in trusted traveler programs, including Global
   Entry, following a dispute that centered on immigration policy. In a
   lawsuit over the matter, DHS officials told a court Thursday that they
   had misrepresented some facts in the case.

   "They got caught. It was all politics, all the time," Cuomo said
   Friday.

   The governor called for the Department of Justice and congressional
   Democrats to launch investigations and said his state might seek civil
   damages.

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