Originally Posted by nrr
(Post 19916034)
However, it would be nice to know what the is OP's current status re GE.
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GE Revoked - contact ombudsman or?
I received an X on the slip after returning from my father's funeral in Europe. LAX Customs/DHS officials took my card, told me I'm no longer eligible for the Global Entry program, and send me through secondary where they x-rayed my bags and let me go.
Now I am frustrated since they will not tell me why. I want to write to the Ombudsman, but I have no idea what facts to present because I didn't do anything to violate any regulation whatsoever. In fact I have a government security clearance that requires a background check every 5 years which is much more thorough than the background checks for Global Entry. Does anyone have any luck with the Ombudsman revealing the reason, when initially they won't tell? I feel this has been unjust and troubling because I have a spotless record and compliance with regulations. |
Strange.. Have you tried to login to your GOES account to see if it says anything?
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Originally Posted by flyingpolarbear
(Post 20696099)
I received an X on the slip after returning from my father's funeral in Europe. LAX DHS officials took my card, told me I'm no longer eligible for the Global Entry program, and send me through secondary where they x-rayed my bags and let me go.
Now I am frustrated since they will not tell me why. I want to write to the Ombudsman, but I have no idea what facts to present because I didn't do anything to violate any regulation whatsoever. In fact I have a government security clearance that requires a background check every 5 years which is much more thorough than the background checks for Global Entry. Does anyone have any luck with the Ombudsman revealing the reason, when initially they won't tell? I feel this has been unjust and troubling because I have a spotless record and compliance with regulations. |
Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
(Post 20696101)
Strange.. Have you tried to login to your GOES account to see if it says anything?
Does anyone have experience writing the Ombudsman when the reason is not revealed? This whole process would make more sense if they could lay out the (erroneous) info they have come across, and I could correct them. |
Originally Posted by doglover
(Post 20698654)
Do you live close to an interview station? I would show up at one without a reservation and not leave until I received a satisfactory explanation.
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Originally Posted by Starman
(Post 20698666)
It would seem a reasonable guess that if the reason for the ineligibility is deemed sensitive, they don't disclose that reason in their records easily available to all employees, i.e., the staff at the interview station may honestly have no way of finding out.
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Originally Posted by flyingpolarbear
(Post 20698704)
The whole thing is unbelievable given the extensive Federal background checks I go through as part of my job, and how carefully I already comply with every little regulation.
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Originally Posted by NA-Flyer
(Post 20700833)
I am concerned that your job might be the secret behind the X ;)
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Originally Posted by DCBob
(Post 20700968)
Other reasons why Global Entry has been revoked include being associated with or related to other persons who are on a watch list, suspicious travel patterns, using the GE kiosk incorrectly or retrying entry on another kiosk after one failed, not disclosing law infractions later expunged, and trying to evade inspection.
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Originally Posted by flyingpolarbear
(Post 20701781)
Hmm, I went to Europe twice in one month, purchasing my airline tickets just a few days ahead of time. The first time because my father was critically ill and wanted to see me one more time. The second time to attend his funeral. Is it possible that personal travel twice to Europe on short notice in one month could be flagged as suspicious travel? Or I am stretching too far to think of possible reasons?
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You mention your father lived in Europe. Is or was he a citizen of a country that is still unfriendly or was unfriendly to the U.S. at any time? The "sins of the father" is one possible avenue?
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
(Post 20705542)
You mention your father lived in Europe. Is or was he a citizen of a country that is still unfriendly or was unfriendly to the U.S. at any time?
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
(Post 20705542)
You mention your father lived in Europe. Is or was he a citizen of a country that is still unfriendly or was unfriendly to the U.S. at any time? The "sins of the father" is one possible avenue?
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
(Post 20705707)
It's not so much sins of the father as the fear of the use of family connections to apply pressure.
I would suspect some kind of name confusion - or an outright error by Customs. |
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