[Ken522]

Hajaig was in the United States illegally, but was able to obtain an FAA pilot's license ...

Uh, how is this possible with our very own highly trained TSA??

[Squawk 8888]

how is this possible with our very own highly trained TSA??

I can think of a number of reasons. The FAA routinely issues licences to non-residents (myself included) and given the way bureaucracies work I'd bet they never talk to the folks at Immigration.