DEA Ordered to Suspend Airport Searches Amid Civil Rights Concerns
The Justice Department has directed the DEA to suspend its long-standing practice of searching passengers at airports and seizing their cash.
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TSA Finds over 5,000 Firearms at Airport Checkpoints in 2024
More than 5,000 firearms were found at airport security checkpoints in the first nine months of this year, with an average of 18.3 guns intercepted daily, the TSA revealed this week. Of those, 93% were loaded.
Study Ranks Airports with Most Complaints against TSA
Travelers report that airport security can be more stressful at some locations than others, with Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey receiving the highest number of complaints.
Hundreds of Travelers Sneaked Past Security at U.S. Airports in Past Year, TSA Says
At least 300 people breached parts of TSA security checkpoints to reach secure areas of airports since March 2023.
TSA Intercepts Record Number of Gun Seizures at Airports in 2023
The TSA seized more firearms at airports in 2023 than any year in its 22-year history, and a vast majority were loaded.
TSA on Track to Seize Record Number of Guns in 2023
The TSA is on pace to confiscate a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints in 2023 – and most of the firearms were loaded.
TSA Intercepts Record Number of Guns at Airports in U.S.
The TSA seized more firearms at airports in 2022 than any year in its 21-year history.
TSA Reveals Top 10 Most Bizarre Findings at Airport Checkpoints
From a cattle prod in a guitar case to an inert grenade, the TSA revealed its 10 most unusual findings at airport checkpoints in 2022.