An
18 month-old toddler was ordered off a plane Tuesday at Ft. Lauderdale
airport, after TSA representatives told airline employees they wanted to
"speak" to her.
Riyanna's father was flabbergasted. "It's absurd," he said. "It made no
sense. Why would an 18-month-old child be on a no-fly list?" Riyanna's
parents, who asked not to be identified, said they think they know the
answer to that question. They believe they were profiled because they
are both of Middle Eastern descent.
They were detained for 30 minutes; no apology was forthcoming for the
humiliating theatrics. The airline, JetBlue, says that the TSA asked
for the baby's removal and that both it and the agency were
investigating. The TSA said, however, that the event was an "airline
issue" and that it was not investigating it at all.
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