Posted on 07/21/2022 6:59:36 PM PDT by bitt
Republicans have expressed outrage over the controversial TSA policy.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration said on Thursday that "under 1,000" illegal immigrants have been allowed to board planes using warrants as identification this calendar year -- as he faced a grilling on the matter from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
Hawley asked TSA Administrator David Pekoske at a Senate hearing about a TSA policy that allows illegal immigrants to use warrants, which represent civil immigration enforcement and are not criminal arrest warrants, as an alternative form of identification.
"How many individuals have presented TSA with arrest warrants or deportation notices and been allowed to travel this calendar year?" Hawley asked.
"Under 1,000 sir," Pekoske replied.
Hawley had written to Pekoske earlier this year about the policy, which he called "unacceptable" but had not received a response. Pekoske said he would be receiving one on Friday.
"For noncitizens and non-U.S. nationals who do not otherwise have acceptable forms of ID for presentation at security checkpoints, TSA may also accept certain DHS-issued forms, including ICE Form I-200," a TSA spokesperson told Fox News earlier this year. That refers to a civil immigration arrest warrant.
The agency added that the document will then be validated via an "alien identification number" that involves personally identifiable information being checked against a number of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) databases, including the CBP One mobile application and TSA’s National Transportation Vetting Center (NTVC).
On Thursday, Pekoske said that the presentation of a warrant marked the beginning of a further verification process.
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Amazing what can pass for “Real ID” for non-Americans.
So, the TSA admits it is happening.
Maybe Americans can present a traffic ticket as ID? Well the officer did take a look at your license so it must be legitimate, right?
Betrayedbybiden,americabetrayed
People are becoming oblivious to all that’s going on. They’ve thrown their hands up. We’re not a nation of sheep as much as it’s human nature to not want to put up a fight so it’s a drip drip process we’re going through. Anyone thinking November will put stop to it is mistaken.
The frog-is it boiled yet?
Whew, that’s a relief. I thought we had a serious situation here. (jk!)
Whatever a TSA (Govt. Owwed & Operated) frontman has to say, multiply that at least by 12 for a more accurate figure.
That’s under 1000 too many!
Why has anyone been allowed?
We are a nation of serfs in which citizens are second class at best.
The rest had no paperwork at all?
Not even pretending to follow the law anymore.
Bizarro World
That ticket was accepted as drivers license since the cop held driver’s license as security you will appear in traffic court.
Retina Scans, DNA, voice prints, fingerprinting and precision photographic ID of every one of these folks.
Yeah, the 2nd-A has been a big disappointment in fighting tyranny.
Amendments don't fight tyranny, people do.
You got that right !!
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