Travel industry warns DHS airport customs threat puts $8 billion at risk

The U.S. Travel Association says withdrawing customs officers from Newark and other major airports would strand travelers and devastate tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup

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Pulling customs officials from Newark Liberty International Airport and other major airports would trigger "immediate and lasting harm" and jeopardize as much as $8 billion a year in tourism revenue, the U.S. Travel Association said Friday, according to Reuters.

The warning came after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to withdraw Customs and Border Protection officers from Newark airport, citing what he described as a failure by local law enforcement in northern New Jersey to........

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