Global Entry Revocations Have Surged Since 2024

Nov. 14, 2025, 1:30 PM UTC

Ian Patterson had Global Entry for about seven years before it was revoked this summer. The nonprofit executive from the Dallas area had traveled in July, then got an email a month later saying there had been a change in his status for Global Entry, a Customs and Border Protection program for faster entry into the U.S. for “low-risk” travelers. When he logged into the CBP portal, he saw a circle with a diagonal line through it.

“It said ‘information incorrect,’” Patterson said. “Which I don’t understand.”

Patterson is one of tens of thousands of Global Entry members who lost ...

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