TSA revealed that the Biden Administration targeted some individuals who resisted the mask mandate or were involved with the events of Jan 6, 2021, by putting them on severe TSA watchlists. (Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg / Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
"Biden’s TSA wildly abused their authority, targeting Americans who posed no aviation security risk under the banner of political differences," Noem added. "President Trump promised to end the weaponization of government against the American people, and we are making good on that promise."
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Some individuals were placed on a no-fly list, which completely barred them from boarding a plane in the U.S. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Internal emails said that TSA mainly relied on the George Washington University Program of Extremism academic database and social media, rather than traditional sources like the FBI and local police, to determine which individuals should be placed on watchlists.
One individual, a national guardsman deployed to the Capitol for Biden's inauguration on Jan 20, 2021 and was not present at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was added to a no-fly list because of bad intelligence from Biden’s FBI.
Another individual, the wife of a federal air marshal who was also not present at the Capitol on Jan 6, was added to a watchlist due to additional bad intelligence from the Biden FBI.
Secretary Kristi Noem is referring the case to the Department of Justice and for Congressional investigation. ((Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images))
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Americans allegedly involved with the events of Jan 6, 2021, who were not tied to unrelated, individual incidents, were removed from various watchlists on June, 28, 2021.
A majority of Americans allegedly involved with the events of Jan 6, 2021, who were placed on watchlists were removed from them on June, 28, 2021, though some who had been charged remained watchlisted until they were cleared.
Sources at TSA say the Biden administration's targeting of Americans is the most expansive use of putting U.S. citizens on a no-fly list in history.
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Noem told Fox News Digital that the agency will be "referring this case to the Department of Justice and for Congressional investigation."
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