The massive agency created after 9/11 to protect the nation risks security at U.S. airports by letting airlines impose expedited measures to keep traffic flowing, according to government officials interviewed by Judicial Watch.
"The airlines call the shots," said a veteran federal agent who has worked at one of the nation's largest airports as well as the Mexican and Canadian border.
"It's all about facilitating traffic, moving people. Airlines have incredible power at airports and they dictate how Customs and Border Protection entry/exit inspection agents do their job." In fact, airline employees are allowed in the inspections/customs area for incoming passengers specifically to monitor wait times and file complaints with the Department of Homeland Security, which caters to them.
"It's more about speed than safety." Another longtime CPB agent confirmed that "Wait times are a major problem which causes a security compromise to avoid complaints from the airlines and flyers, both international and domestic." A high-level CPB port inspector with nearly 15 years of experience said Middle Eastern airlines get the "Red carpet."
Concerned CBP agents came forward about the unbelievable airport inspection protocol on the heels of a national newscast about food trucks driving through airport gates unchecked.
The Transportation Security Administration, which also operates under DHS, is responsible for inspecting the trucks but the agency gives out "Special exemptions" to food trucks serving planes heading to the Middle East.
The security crisis is hardly limited to the nation's airports, according to federal agents on the frontline.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2019/07/dhs-lets-airlines-rush-security-to-keep-traffic-moving-red-carpet-for-middle-eastern-airlines/
"The airlines call the shots," said a veteran federal agent who has worked at one of the nation's largest airports as well as the Mexican and Canadian border.
"It's all about facilitating traffic, moving people. Airlines have incredible power at airports and they dictate how Customs and Border Protection entry/exit inspection agents do their job." In fact, airline employees are allowed in the inspections/customs area for incoming passengers specifically to monitor wait times and file complaints with the Department of Homeland Security, which caters to them.
"It's more about speed than safety." Another longtime CPB agent confirmed that "Wait times are a major problem which causes a security compromise to avoid complaints from the airlines and flyers, both international and domestic." A high-level CPB port inspector with nearly 15 years of experience said Middle Eastern airlines get the "Red carpet."
Concerned CBP agents came forward about the unbelievable airport inspection protocol on the heels of a national newscast about food trucks driving through airport gates unchecked.
The Transportation Security Administration, which also operates under DHS, is responsible for inspecting the trucks but the agency gives out "Special exemptions" to food trucks serving planes heading to the Middle East.
The security crisis is hardly limited to the nation's airports, according to federal agents on the frontline.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2019/07/dhs-lets-airlines-rush-security-to-keep-traffic-moving-red-carpet-for-middle-eastern-airlines/
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