WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on June 5 that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would abolish a program that targets some travelers for additional screening when boarding certain flights that depart from the United States.
The “Quiet Skies” program was established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a way of ensuring higher-risk passengers, who may pose security risks, are more thoroughly searched before they board commercial aircraft.
Once a passenger was identified and put on the Quiet Skies list, they would be subject to more invasive security screening by TSA officers at airports.
Conservatives had criticized the Quiet Skies program for allegedly targeting them because of their political views, rather than any genuine security risk….