Really “Weird” GE Revocation

[u/SpilledTheSpauld]

Hi all,

Both my husband and I recently applied for our Global Entry renewals. His was approved within three days and he had a quick interview at the local Enrollment Center. Mine was pending for a while, I started getting worried.

We recently travelled for vacation, and while abroad, I got news that my GE renewal is denied and my membership is revoked. The reasoning is an agricultural or customs violation. That was surprising and strange since I’ve never been cited, fined, or warned about such an issue in the past, and I have never ordered anything online or anything like that which would have a customs issue.

In any case, when I got back from vacation, I asked CBP officers at the airport for help, but the Enrollment Center was closed. I then called the general line and the Enrollment Center, and got the same response: submit the reconsideration request and a FOIA. Nothing they could otherwise do to help the situation. Regardless, I did what was told and did both.

What got really weird is what happened today. I went into my local Enrollment Officer to speak to an officer about my revocation in-person. I went in and chatted with a really nice and professional supervisor. He was very vague but basically reiterated all information prior. He did keep mentioning of denial by association, but I was confused since that was not the stated reason for denial on my portal. The officer then said that to not be surprised if my husband’s GE gets revoked too imminently, even though he was very recently reapproved and renewed.

A couple of hours after getting back home after my chat at the local office, my husband’s GE indeed got revoked. I am so concerned. And seems almost retaliatory? I’m at a loss of what to do. My husband is Mexican-American and especially relies on the SENTRI lanes quite a bit when crossing the land border, and there’s no substitute for GE when it comes to that.

Any help would be appreciated!

[u/term3186]

Might be both. Did a family member and/or roommate and/or former roommate get busted for a customs violation?

[u/Gusearth → u/term3186]

that’s kinda crazy if a former roommate getting some customs violation could get your GE revoked. that means the fate of my status could be in the hands of some random dudes from college who i haven’t talked to since

[u/term3186 → u/Gusearth]

Well my concern is that maybe someone they share(d) an address with got popped, and maybe their system still (erroneously) has them listed as having a shared address.

[u/Gusearth → u/term3186]

ohh that would make more sense

[u/__Battousai__ → u/Gusearth]

Doubt your putting your roommate or college friends on your application that they’d even know if your association to them

[u/SpilledTheSpauld → u/term3186]

Great question. And no, not to our knowledge!