Customs Computer Systems Down Nationwide, Causing Massive Delays At Airports

A computer issue is preventing U.S. immigration officials from processing arriving passengers at several airports across the country. "It wasn't immediately clear what caused the problem at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but the agency said it was investigating," reports CNBC. Agents will be processing people manually until the systems are resolved.

One Twitter user posted a video of a long line of an estimated 5,000+ passengers at Dulles International Airport. Another traveler tweeted that passengers on her flight from London weren't allowed to deplane upon arrival in Boston because of the issue.

UPDATE 21:28 UTC: NBC News has confirmed that the system shutdown is nationwide, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials are working to determine the cause. You can view the thread here.

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Re: Nice to know

[Zero__Kelvin]

If *you* think it is nice to know imagine how happy the US citizens who belong here are that you won't be back so soon!

for all of you conspiracy theorists...

[BringsApples]

...This is all about getting Jefferey Epstein out of the country, safely and undocumented.

Re:

[Livius]

Nothing promotes getting out of the country like delays at airports.

Re: for all of you conspiracy theorists...

[SpaceLifeForm]

It may take a few or many many hours... And the nationwide computer glitch will just magically fix itself. Reports will say cause unknown. Alternative angle: This is actually a way to stop such a plan.

Re: for all of you conspiracy theorists...

[SpaceLifeForm]

And it's back up and functioning. Mission accomplished?

Re: for all of you conspiracy theorists...

[SpaceLifeForm]

Either way, there is a missing body (live or dead) and forged documentation at MCC. Someone needs to prove that the transferred cellmate is really at another facility. Or,will there be a third coverup? The transfer of the 'cellmate' to another facility must be followed. I believe DNA Analysis will blow this up. Maybe that is why FBI was at Little St. James

you mean....

[Minion of Eris]

... the ICE machine is broken?

Re:

[Obfuscant]

I got the room next to the noisy ICE machine for all eternity.

@CBP have you asked any ...

[CaptainDork]

... kids in the concentration camps?

They're really good with computers.

Sure, this is the sorta thing that just happens...

[WolfgangVL]

Seems legit. Yup, no funny business here, go back to your cartoons.