As part of government-wide efforts to comply with President Donald Trump’s new policies, transgender officers working for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the premier security force at U.S. airports, will no longer be permitted to conduct pat-downs of travelers.
Documents prepared by the Department of Homeland Security, TSA’s parent federal agency, and obtained by Newsmax show “talking points” concerning the new TSA policy were distributed by email to TSA security directors early Friday morning. The email was signed by Mike Turner, the agency’s deputy assistant administrator for domestic aviation operations.
Turner did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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