screening
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Airports that use TSA’s Screening Partnership Program—which “allows private companies to conduct security screening,” and operate through “pre-funded federal contracts”—include San Francisco International Airport, Kansas City International Airport and smaller hubs.
At John F. Kennedy International Airport this week, security lines for both the standard and PreCheck screening snaked several rows back.
The agents will not conduct passenger screening but are expected to handle support roles such as monitoring exits and managing logistics, allowing TSA officers to focus on security checks.
From Barron's
Homan, meanwhile, said over the weekend that ICE agents would support crowd control and would not be directly involved in screening passengers.
From BBC
Travelers forced to navigate a wait for security screening that stretched through the baggage claim area, according to social media reports Sunday.
From Barron's
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