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Officials: Customs system outage causes waits at airports

Officials: Customs system outage causes waits at airports

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement Monday saying a processing system outage caused delays at various airports.

CBP officers continued processing international travellers using "alternative procedures" until the system came back online but waits were longer than usual at some airports, according to the statement.

Officers still had access to national security databases and all travellers were screened according to security standards during the outage, the CBP said.

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