TSA security screening policies, procedures and practices must comply with all applicable civil liberties and civil rights laws, regulations, executive orders and policies and must not discriminate against travelers on the basis of race/ethnicity, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, ...
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TSA screeners can search you and your baggage at screening checkpoints, but they cannot arrest you.
Each conviction for Assault on a Federal Officer resulting in Bodily Injury carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
Even though TSA officers are federal employees, they don't have the same rights as other employees at other agencies, thanks to the law creating TSA that gave the agency wide discretion on what it wants to do with employees.
Ask to speak with a supervisor: If the agent is being unprofessional, ask to speak with a supervisor. They will have more authority to resolve the issue. File a complaint: If the issue cannot be resolved at the airport, you can file a complaint w.
TSA was created in the aftermath of 9/11 to oversee security in all modes of transportation and completed federalization of security operations by the end of 2002. TSA became part of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003, making up a quarter of the DHS workforce.
As of December 16, TSA has stopped 6,301 firearms, 88% of which were loaded. This number surpasses the previous record of 5,972 firearms detected in 2021. TSA prevented more than 6,500 firearms in carry-on bags from entering the secure area of airports in 2022, a nearly 10% increase over 2021's record level.