From what I’ve heard the Feebs lost him. His car was found in the shorterm parking lot, probably by Port Authority cops. There was a time stamp on the parking receipt and the name was matchd to flights leaviing in that time window.The fact isTthe airline and TSA let him on the plane when the whole world was looking for him.TSA belongs to Big Sis.Time for her to show up and take the hit.
TSA just checks the validity of the identification used to enter the secure area at the gate. There is no way for the people running airport security to check names against the do not fly list. The actual comparison of names to the do not fly list is done through a computer program when tickets are entered.
...and the airline usually has the final say over whether a passenger with a name on the do not fly list can board. Usually, it just involves someone who has the same name as someone on the list.
It would be possible for a sympathetic person at Emirates to override the do not fly list.