TSA

TSA agent pulls Native American lawyer’s braids like reins, exclaims ‘giddyup!’ during security screening: Report
Discrimination

On Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) formally apologized to a Native American woman after an agent reportedly pulled her braided hair and uttered an offensive remark. Tara Houska, an attorney and Indigenous rights activist, tweeted on Monday that she was at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when an agent said she would have to undergo …

Disabled boy gets ‘horrifying’ TSA pat down, according to Mom
Juveniles
March 28, 2017

Disabled boy gets ‘horrifying’ TSA pat down, according to Mom

A Grapevine, Texas, mom said her son, who has with sensory processing disorder (SPD), received a “horrifying” pat down while trying to go through security at the Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) airport. His mother took to social media to share the experience, hoping to bring awareness to how the boy was treated. Jennifer Williamson and her …