An internal Department of Homeland Security investigation has concluded that the Transportation Security Administration used counterterrorism-style watchlists and no‑fly markings to flag Americans who resisted federal mask mandates. The agency also flagged individuals with loose connections to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Over a two-month period in late 2021, 19 people were placed on these watchlists, with more than half being elevated to no-fly status and barred from boarding domestic flights under the Biden administration. The investigation found that many of those flagged posed no credible threat to aviation security, and raised serious objections within TSA ranks that this was a political targeting of citizens for their beliefs, rather than for criminal conduct.
Internal emails revealed concerns about misuse of authority, as standard checks and safeguards were bypassed. The findings underscore how watchlisting power can sweep up innocent Americans without due process.
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