TSA to prohibit airport security officers from sitting down while checking travelers’ IDs

TSA says rule change is meant to keep officers ‘alert’, but union says it ignores safety and ‘common decency’…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/tsa-rule-change 

Trump’s push to privatize airport screening is rattling some nerves

“The federal government’s trying to figure out how to save money,” the official said. “So are they going to go with one vendor that is 15 percent more expensive than some other vendor? Maybe, but maybe not.”…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/9-11-looms-over-trumps-push-to-privatize-airport-security-00862356 

Senator decries new shoes-on security policy at US airports as ‘reckless’

Nine months after US airports allowed passengers to pass through scanners without taking off their shoes, rescinding the stringent policy after almost two decades, a top senator claimed the "reckless" move could put passengers in danger. 

The policy amounts to a "potentially catastrophic security deficiency", according to Tammy Duckworth, Democrat for Illinois, and ranking member of the Senate commerce, science and transportation (CST) aviation subcommittee...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/tsa-shoes-off-on-policy-airport-security

 

Homeland security to suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs

Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security criticized the decision about airport security. 

They said on social media the administration was "kneecapping the programs that make travel smoother and secure" and accused them of "ruining your travel on purpose". 

 On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a part of the DHS, to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-affected areas, due to the DHS shutdown...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/homeland-security-suspends-tsa-precheck-global-entry-airport-security-programs

 

TSA unveils first self-screening security line at Las Vegas airport - The Washington Post

PreCheck passengers can try the new technology in its testing phase at Harry Reid International…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/03/06/tsa-self-serve-las-vegas-airport/

Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America’s airports - POLITICO

Gee, if only there was someone in a position to vote to oppose political violence and make public spaces safer for everyone… 

Cruz told POLITICO that his amendment is about ensuring that political VIPs aren't endangered as they pass through public spaces in airports…

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/03/ted-cruz-airport-security-00139430

In a tweet, Trump again appears to leverage his office for his personal benefit - The Washington Post

The president appears to offer New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) specific ways in which to resolve a conflict between New York and the federal government over airport security checks: "stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits & harrassment, start cleaning itself up, and lowering taxes."....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/13/tweet-trump-again-appears-leverage-his-office-his-personal-benefit/

Airport Police Demanded an Activist’s Passwords. He Refused. Now He Faces Prison in the U.K.

IT WAS NOT the first time Muhammad Rabbani had problems when returning to the United Kingdom from travels overseas. But on this occasion something was different — he was arrested, handcuffed, and hauled through London’s largest airport, then put into the back of a waiting police van....
https://theintercept.com/2017/09/23/police-schedule-7-uk-rabbani-gchq-passwords/

Muhammad Ali’s Son Detained at Airport and Was Asked ‘Are you Muslim?’ (TIME)

"It's quite clear that what triggered his detention was his Arabic name and his religion," a family friend and lawyer said ...
http://time.com/4682990/muhammad-ali-son-detained-airport/

I'll Never Take My Phone on an International Flight Again—Neither Should You

You can’t hand over a device that you don’t have....
http://www.alternet.org/human-rights/ill-never-take-my-phone-international-flight-again-neither-should-you

Watch Democratic Congressmen Try To Enforce A Federal Court Order At A D.C. Airport

Nearly 24 hours after a federal judge ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport to grant attorneys access to green card holders detained as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order, customs officials continued to deny them access. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democratic-congressmen-try-to-enforce-court-order_us_588e72aee4b01763779526c7?

Airport Security Delays Reach Crisis Point, Rep. McCaul Says

The TSA administrator testified before a House panel about what he's doing to address the long security lines at airports. David Greene talks to Rep. Michael McCaul, R-TX, who chaired the hearing....
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/26/479561147/airport-security-delays-reach-crisis-point-rep-mccaul-says