Watchdog Exposes 9/11 DHS Agency Used To Investigate Unmasked Passengers

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JudicialWatch blew the whistle on DHS for using a counter-terrorism branch of the agency to investigate the unmasked US citizens in transit.

According to JudicialWatch, the Homeland Security agency created after the 2001 terrorist attacks to protect the nation’s transportation system has been quite busy investigating and fining travelers who do not wear masks to supposedly slow the spread of COVID-19.

The report noted that from February 2021 when the face mask security directive was implemented to March 2022, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has investigated more than 3,800 cases involving “non-masked passengers,” according to a federal audit. The agency charged with preventing another 9/11 issued more than 2,700 warning notices and over 900 civil penalties against passengers who violated the mask mandate, the probe found. The average fine was $699.

JudicialWatch noted that TSA, who is not exactly known for its competence, was more efficient than ever in cracking down on mask violators. Congressional investigators found that the agency issued the COVID-19 directives in less than a week and “expedited coordination with external stakeholders—other federal agencies and industry—to develop and issue these directives, due to the urgent nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Not everyone was happy, the report continued. “While selected external stakeholders raised several issues with the security directives, they stated that TSA’s expedited coordination was generally effective,” the GAO writes. Some may wonder if health-related issues fall under the security threats that Congress created the TSA to deal with. Not really, but the TSA claims that the introduction or spread of a communicable disease through the transportation sector is a threat that allows it to exercise its authority as needed, including the authority to issue security directives.

TSA should be using their time detecting bombs and illuminating real-world threats. Using the agency to investigate individuals for simply not wearing a face covering is a dangerous waste of resources, in my opinion. I am not surprised, but as a taxpayer who is already concerned with border security breaches, I am pissed. I’d like to hear your thoughts, please comment below.

This is just a summary of their report. You can read JudicialWatch’s full findings <here>.

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