Category: TSA

Capitol Report (Nov. 28): White House Weighs In on Civil Unrest Inside China; Sec. Austin Says US National Security at Risk

The White House responds to anti-lockdown protests in China. But it notably refuses to say one thing. Former Fox News executive and author of the new book “The World We Wish” joins us to weigh in on the civil unrest unfolding all across China. The Pentagon warns lawmakers they’re threatening national security—by slow-walking a budget for…


TSA to Continue Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine Proof for Non-US Citizens to Enter Country

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended its COVID-19 vaccine proof requirement for non-U.S., nonimmigrant citizens flying to enter the United States, making the United States the only western country and among the few remaining countries in the world still to require such proof for entry. The latest TSA security directive (pdf) states that effective to…


TSA Evacuates San Diego Airport Terminal Over Suspicious Luggage

SAN DIEGO—A security breach involving an unscreened piece of luggage prompted an evacuation of San Diego International Airport Terminal 2 Thursday along with a several-hour grounding of its flights. Authorities cleared the public out of the travel hub at the bayside airport at about 12:30 p.m., after a man entered the post-screening area of the…


Seniors Call for Rent Stabilization Over Rising Mobile Home Costs

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Some senior residents of mobile home parks pressured the city council June 7 to put limits on rent increases on the November ballot, saying many of the area’s parks are being purchased by investors who are hiking the rent for space by as much as 52 percent. For months, residents have been holding…


Did You Know TSA Prohibits These Innocent Items From Being in Your Carry-On Bag?

By Evan Santiago From The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Going through the TSA line at U.S. airports comes with little to no trouble for most experienced travelers. However, those who are inexperienced are at risk of making packing mistakes that could delay their trip. There are a number of prohibited items that travelers often bring without…


TSA Issued Over $600,000 in Fines to Air, Transit Passengers Violating Mask Mandate

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued more than 900 civil penalties and over 2,700 warnings since February 2021 against individuals who failed to comply with federal face mask requirements, the government reported on Monday. In a TSA report (pdf), the U.S. agency said it had proposed $644,398 in fines to 922 people who did not comply with…


US Agency Fines More Than 900 Maskless Air, Transit Passengers

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed $644,398 in fines for 922 COVID-19 mask violators since February 2021 on commercial flights, in airports and train stations, or on public transit services, the government reported on Monday, a dramatic jump in recent months. According to the government report, all but 44 of the TSA fines…


TSA Backtracks on Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Use Arrest Warrants as ID to Fly

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Friday acknowledged it was allowing illegal immigrants to present arrest warrants as identification to get on airplanes but said it was ending the practice. “For non-citizens and non-U.S. nationals who do not otherwise have acceptable forms of ID for presentation at security checkpoints, TSA may also accept certain DHS-issued…


TSA Confirms Its Letting Illegal Immigrants Use Arrest Warrants as ID to Fly

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has acknowledged it was allowing illegal immigrants to present arrest warrants as identification to get on airplanes, but defended it as a longstanding practice. A TSA spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times in an email that illegal immigrants and other non-citizens and non-U.S. nationals “who do not otherwise have acceptable…


TSA Confirms It Has Let Illegal Immigrants Use Arrest Warrants as ID to Fly

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has acknowledged it has allowed illegal immigrants to present arrest warrants as identification to get on airplanes, but defended it as a longstanding practice. If illegal immigrants and other non-citizens and non-U.S. nationals “do not otherwise have acceptable forms of ID for presentation at security checkpoints, TSA may also accept…