Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A union representing Border Patrol agents charge that the TSA is allowing undocumented immigrants to board American planes without a passport or other official identification, Fox News reports. TSA strongly denies claims that the TSA is allowing immigrants to board planes with a “Notice to Appear” in lieu of proper identification. “This…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Security screeners at overseas airports may begin seizing cell phones that don’t turn on as part of the continued effort to crack down on threats of terrorism, the Wall Street Journal reports. That means cell phones without battery power won’t be allowed on the plane and could subject the traveler to increased…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. is increasing security at some overseas airports because of fears that some terrorist groups in the Middle East are devising bombs to slip past security, the USA Today reports. Noting that security risks are constantly evolving, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said TSA will begin “enhanced security measures in the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA agent in South Florida has been arrested on felony charges of manufacturing and selling drugs from her home, South Florida 6 reports. During a search of Latwana Daniels’ home, authorities said they found 111 grams of cocaine and 39 grams of marijuana. They also found scales and materials to make…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com “Austin Powers” star Verne Troyer posted a photo of TSA agents conducting what many fans considered to be an invasive search, the New York Daily News reports. Troyer, who has a dwarfism disability and rides a scooter, posted the photo on Facebook entitled, “TSA Struggles.” It shows a TSA agent conducting a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s not often that a TSA officer dies in the line of duty. In fact, TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez, 39, became the first to die on Nov. 1 at Los Angeles International Airport. But Westside Today reports that the House Appropriations Committee this week approved a legislative amendment that would provide the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA can’t understand why seemingly educated people are trying to bring guns onto airplanes. The Washington Post reports that the federal agency has been alarmed at the increase in the number of guns detected at checkpoints nationwide. In 2013, the TSA detected 1,800 firearms, compared to 1,500 in 2012 and 1,300…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA is making unusual discoveries at checkpoints. There was the Taser disguised a tube of lipstick. A phone that stores knives. And a knife designed to look like a key. ABC 7 Denver reports that the objects are being posted through the TSA’s blog and most recently Instagram. “I guess I’m…
