Topic: David Pekoske

TSA Administrator David Pekoske confirmed during a Senate hearing that nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants have been allowed to use civil immigration arrest warrants as identification to board domestic flights. Senator Josh Hawley criticized the policy, arguing that it subverts the rule of law by treating a warrant for arrest as a valid travel document. The TSA maintains its role is limited to transportation security rather than enforcing immigration status.

American Airlines donated eight high-tech 3D CT scanners to the TSA, with the first unit deployed at JFK Airport in New York. These $300,000 machines allow screeners to rotate bag images 360 degrees, potentially eliminating the need for passengers to remove liquids and laptops. Speculation suggests the sudden media focus on plastic "ghost guns" may be a public relations push to secure congressional funding for 2,000 additional scanners nationwide.