Latest Transportation Security Administration News

Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in US

Mar. 14, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas. It is not clear exactly...

TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'

Mar. 12, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal airport security officials unveiled a passenger self-screening system Wednesday at busy Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, but say they do not plan to use it in other cities around the country. “How do we step into the future? This is a...