AZMEX SPECIAL 16 AUG 2019
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CBP suffers massive power outage at airports across the country
By Vandana Rambaran | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/cbp-suffers-massive-power-outage-at-airports-across-the-country
Travelers to the U.S. from overseas Friday were experiencing delays in passing through customs at major airports Friday
due to a technology outage affecting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stations.
"CBP is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry &
is taking immediate action to address the technology disruption," the agency said on Twitter shortly after 5 p.m. ET.
"CBP officers continue to process international travelers using alternative procedures until systems are back online."
@CBP
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CBP is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry & is taking immediate action
to address the technology disruption. CBP officers continue to process international travelers
using alternative procedures until systems are back online.
@CBP
CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security.
"CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security."
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Travelers at airports around the country -- including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,
Dulles International Airport, Charlotte Douglas and Raleigh-Durham International Airports in North Carolina
and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia —
expressed frustration about significant delays and long lines at international arrivals halls even as CBP warned that
"Arriving travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times."
CBP added that they were processing passengers manually.
CBP Southeast
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@CBPSoutheast
Our @cbp officers at @ATLairport @CLTAirport @RDUAirport continue to process arriving International travelers.
Arriving travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times. #CBP https://twitter.com/cbp/status/1162470541560811520 …
CBP
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@CBP
CBP is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry &
is taking immediate action to address the technology disruption. CBP officers continue to process international travelers
using alternative procedures until systems are back online.
One passenger at Dulles posted a video of masses of travelers waiting in snaking lines to reach immigration processing counters at the airport.
"Easily 5,000+ passengers in line at Dulles," she estimated.
Rebekah Tromble
@RebekahKTromble
Nationwide outage of US CBP computer systems. Easily 5,000+ passengers in line at Dulles.
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A spokesman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told Fox News that the agency
"about 3:30 p.m. EDT that Customs and Border Protection was experiencing a nationwide computer issue
affecting their ability to process arriving international passengers, including at Dulles International Airport …
Airport operations remain normal at this time."
Another passenger arriving at JFK said "The system is allegedly down including global entry. I
t's hot. No air. In a narrow hallway. People were backing up on the escalator and falling over each other."
@Alexand3rx
@JFKairport @CBP The system is allegedly down including global entry. It's hot. No air. In a narrow hallway.
People were backing up on the escalator and falling over each other.
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Complete US customs shut down at Dulles.onal Airport tweeted Friday afternoon that that CBP systems
"are experiencing an issue which appears to be impacting multiple airports including LAX.
Officers are processing passengers manually so please check with your airline for the latest status of any flight impacts."
Shortly after 6 p.m. ET, the airport tweeted that systems are slowly getting back to normal
and officers have processed the majority of waiting passengers at LAX with no significant impacts to flights.
"Thank you for your patience."
Fox News' Alexandra Pamias and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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