Latest Transportation Security Administration News

Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants

May. 04, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week — a bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's pants. According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes...

Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

May. 02, 2024 15:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14...

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...