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TSA confirms controversial Amtrak passenger screening program underway

April 8, 2022 Mark Albert  

(WBAL) The Transportation Security Administration has confirmed for the first time that the controversial screening of some rail passengers’ past travel records against a terrorist watchlist “has already occurred,” amid calls from Congress for greater oversight and demands from civil liberties advocates […]

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Group vows to sue Amtrak over screening of rail passengers against terrorist watchlist

April 7, 2022 Mark Albert  

(WBAL) The Council on American-Islamic Relations vowed on Thursday to sue America’s largest passenger rail network if Amtrak begins screening its travelers against the government’s terrorist watchlist — a program first revealed by the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit’s reporting. “If Amtrak […]

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Amtrak asks TSA to start screening rail passengers against terrorist watchlist for first time

April 6, 2022 Mark Albert  

(WBAL) Khalid Turaani knows what it’s like to be on a secret government watchlist. He learned about his status on it, not from an official letter or communication, but when TSA officers stopped him from flying one day in 2017. “They told […]

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