President Joe Biden’s administration has extended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign arrivals. The mandate was extended to May 11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced (pdf). The mandate had been set to expire on April 11. The previous extension was for three months. The Biden administration previously announced its intention to end the COVID-19 emergency…
Biden Administration Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Arrivals
April 4, 2023
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Traveling for Spring Break? Here’s How TSA Is Preparing for Long Lines
By Donald Wood From TravelPulse The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is offering tips and tricks for travelers as they prepare for the busy spring break travel period. The government agency said it expects Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to screen increasing numbers of passengers at airport checkpoints as travel volumes may exceed pre-pandemic levels between now…
House to Vote on Bill to End International Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
February 4, 2023
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The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill that, if passed and signed into law, would remove the requirement for proof of a COVID-19 vaccine for non-U.S. citizens who seek to fly into the United States. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) separately confirmed Friday of the…
12,000 Fentanyl Pills Stuffed in Candy Smuggled Through LA Airport No. 1 on TSA List
January 9, 2023
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When an airline passenger allegedly attempted to smuggle 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills inside candy wrappers onboard at the Los Angeles International Airport last October, it put the incident at the top of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 Catches List of 2022. The list, compiled by TSA Dec. 30, included other alarming finds, like…
Ex-TSA Officer Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison in LAX Drug Case
December 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced Dec. 9 to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was meth through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine. Williams was arrested…
‘Under 1,000’ Illegal Aliens Used Arrest Warrants as ID to Board US Flights: TSA Chief
The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told lawmakers on July 21 that “under 1,000” illegal immigrants were allowed to present civil immigration enforcement documents, like arrest warrants, as valid proof of identification and were able to board commercial U.S. flights this calendar year. TSA Administrator David Pekoske, who was re-nominated by President Joe Biden…
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The Truth Behind California Looting Spree; Airport Security Report Card
There’s been a bizarre crime spree in California and elsewhere recently, of hammer-wielding thieves looting luxury stores in brazen acts of organized robbery. But why? What’s behind it? We try to find out with author and professor Wilfred Reilly. Then, in this week’s America Q&A we ask: What difference do you think there should be…