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Disabled Man Who Can Barely Move His Arms, Under Arrest For Obstruction, Simple Battery
WSB-TV - Mon Oct 13, 2008
ATLANTA - A disabled man is under arrest following an altercation with police at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. More»

Scientists question terrorist-hunting techniques
CNN - Mon Oct 6, 2008
Two methods the federal government wants to use to find terrorists -- "data mining" and "behavior detection" -- are dubious scientifically and have "enormous potential" for infringing on law-abiding Americans' privacy, a consortium of scientists said. More»

Baby held in locked room at airport dies
Honolulu Advertiser - Sat Feb 16, 2008
A 14-day-old infant traveling here for heart surgery died at Honolulu International Airport on Friday after he, his mother and a nurse were detained by immigration officials in a locked room, a lawyer for the boy's family said. More»

Taser victim likely confused, mother says
Globe and Mail, Canada - Wed Oct 17, 2007
VANCOUVER -- The mother of a Polish immigrant who died after being tasered during a confrontation with police at Vancouver's airport last weekend says her son was a "very good boy" who was probably confused and anxious over his first-ever flight on an airplane. More»

Photo: Family of woman who died at Airport hires high-power team Family of woman who died at Airport hires high-power team
USA Today - Wed Oct 3, 2007
NEW YORK - When Carol Gotbaum landed in Phoenix - next-to-last stop on her quest for sobriety - she called her husband in New York, where they lived with their three young children. More»

Photo: Family mourns woman who died at airport Family mourns woman who died at airport
Associated Press - Sat Sep 29, 2007
A traveler who may have accidentally choked herself to death while handcuffed in an airport holding cell was a "wonderful" woman and mother, according to New York City's public advocate, who is her relative. More»

US govt collects data on Americans overseas
AFP - Fri Sep 21, 2007
WASHINGTON - The US government is compiling electronic files on the travel habits of millions of Americans who take trips overseas, The Washington Post reported Saturday. More»

Photo: MIT student arrested with fake "bomb" MIT student arrested with fake "bomb"
Associated Press - Thu Sep 20, 2007
BOSTON - An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said. More»

Photo: US terror database leads to few arrests: report US terror database leads to few arrests: report
AFP - Fri Aug 24, 2007
WASHINGTON - The US government's terrorist screening database flagged Americans and foreigners as suspected terrorists almost 20,000 times last year, but only a small fraction of those questioned were arrested or denied entry into the United States, The Washington Post reported Saturday. More»

Pilot Orders Coughing Student Off Flight
WSB-TV - Wed Mar 28, 2007
HONOLULU - An airline pilot on Tuesday ordered a 16-year-old student from Hawaii off an East Coast flight after a coughing fit. More»

Flight Ban for Anti-Bush T-Shirt
BBC - Sun Jan 21, 2007
A passenger barred from a Qantas airlines flight for wearing a T-shirt depicting US President George Bush as a terrorist has threatened legal action. More»

Couple Faces up to 20 years in Club Fed for Smooching on Plane
AFP - Thu Nov 16, 2006
A couple's ill-concealed sexual play aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles got them charged with violating the Patriot Act, intended for terrorist acts, and could land them in jail for 20 years. More»

Woman Booted Off Plane for Nursing her Baby
Associated Press - Mon Nov 13, 2006
BURLINGTON, Vermont - A woman who claims she was kicked off an airplane because she was breast-feeding her baby has filed a complaint against two airlines, her attorney said. More»

ACLU Announces Online Complaint Form For Airline Security Groping, Warns That Women Are Still Vulnerable
ACLU - Tue Dec 21, 2004
NEW YORK - As Americans head into the holiday travel rush, the American Civil Liberties Union today warned that women still remain susceptible to sexual harassment at airline security gates, and announced that it has posted an online complaint form that travelers can use to describe any abuses that take place. More»


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