{"id":148,"date":"2026-05-29T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:20:11","slug":"us-travel-group-warns-closing-newark-airport-to-international-travel-could-cost-8-billion-annually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

By David Shepardson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A group representing \u2060the \u2060U.S. travel industry said Friday \u2060that removing immigration officials from Newark airport would cause “immediate and \u200blasting harm” and could cost the U.S. economy $8 billion annually in spending by tourists and strand \u200cAmericans.<\/p>\n

Read more Kenyan Court Orders Suspension of US Plan for Ebola Quarantine Facility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

The U.S. Travel Association noted \u200cthat U.S. customs officials at New Jersey’s Newark airport near New York City process \u20605 million \u2060Americans returning home annually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

“American travelers from across the U.S. could find \u200btheir flights into the U.S. diverted or canceled,” the group said. “Millions of international visitors will face the same disruption, and with the FIFA World Cup weeks away, the damage to America\u2019s reputation \u200bas a welcoming destination would be significant and lasting.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

A shutdown could also imperil billions \u2060of \u2060dollars in imported cargo, the \u2060group added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

On \u200bThursday, the head of the Homeland Security Department warned the Trump administration could soon \u200bstop processing international travelers \u2060and cargo at Newark airport because local law enforcement are not assisting federal immigration officials in northern New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin complained that local police were not ensuring that federal immigration officials could enter and exit a New Jersey detention center and warned \u2060he could reassign customs officials from the airport.<\/p>\n

Read more US Judge Tosses Trump Administration\u2019s Challenge to Boston\u2019s \u2018Sanctuary\u2019 Immigration Law<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

On Tuesday, Mullin said the Trump administration \u2060was drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in “sanctuary cities” that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The move could effectively halt international air travel and commerce at major airports in Democratic states, with millions of foreign tourists expected to stream in for next month’s start of the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
\n

The final will be held July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, about 12 miles from Newark airport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The U.S. \u2060Justice Department published a list of so-called sanctuary cities and states that included many cities with major international airports including Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Seattle and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0More than 50 million international travelers \u200barrived at the three major New York airports alone last year.<\/p>\n

Read more Bessent Says He Had Breakfast With Fed\u2019s Warsh on Thursday<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

(Reporting \u200bby David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[90,8,76,60],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","tag-new-jersey","tag-sign-in-to-manage-your-newsletters","tag-transportation","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\nUS Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Office Moving America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061\"},\"headline\":\"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"New Jersey\",\"Sign in to manage your newsletters \u00bb\",\"Transportation\",\"United States\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Top News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148\",\"name\":\"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":534,\"caption\":\"FILE PHOTO: A view of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS\\\/Jeenah Moon\\\/File Photo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?p=148#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Office Moving America\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/officemovingamerica.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America","og_description":"US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.","og_url":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148","og_site_name":"Office Moving America","article_published_time":"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061"},"headline":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually","datePublished":"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148"},"wordCount":417,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg","keywords":["New Jersey","Sign in to manage your newsletters \u00bb","Transportation","United States"],"articleSection":["Top News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148","url":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148","name":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually - Office Moving America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-29T15:20:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/93513cfbb5de38fd263ad20c374fb834.jpg","width":800,"height":534,"caption":"FILE PHOTO: A view of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS\/Jeenah Moon\/File Photo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=148#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"US Travel Group Warns Closing Newark Airport to International Travel Could Cost $8 Billion Annually"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/","name":"Office Moving America","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/#\/schema\/person\/953f33efe585ac76cdf8428d434d3061","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/officemovingamerica.com"],"url":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}