email Inquiry Submitted to TSA

7:52 PM December 5, 2015

1.  My former employer determined in October 1991, in consultation with a psychiatrist, that I was potentially violent.  That determination was affirmed as genuine and credible by the D.C. Court of Appeals.  Freedman v. D.C. Department of Human Rights, D.C.C.A. no. 96-CV-961 (Memorandum Opinion and Judgment) (Sept. 1, 1998).

2.  My former direct supervisor determined that I might carry out a mass homicidal assault on the premises of my former employer in October 1991.  The D.C. Court of Appeals declined to find my supervisor's determination evidence of unlawful animus.

3.  The D.C. Office of Attorney General determined that my coworkers formed genuine and credible fears that I might commit an armed mass homicidal assault on the premises of my former employer in August 1989.  The D.C. Attorney General determined that my coworkers had genuine and credible fears that I might become armed and extremely dangerous in August 1989.  Brief of Appellee District of Columbia, Freedman v. D.C. Department of Human Rights, D.C.C.A. no. 96-CV-961 (Memorandum Opinion and Judgment) (Sept. 1, 1998).

The U.S. Capitol Police advised me in August 1998 that the federal government had placed my name on a national registry of potentially violent offenders.

My Question:  Will I have a problem boarding a plane.

Gary Freedman

Response:

 
Thank you for contacting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Contact Center regarding your Federal watch list status.

TSA can neither confirm nor deny whether an individual is on a Federal watch list because this information is derived from classified and sensitive law enforcement and intelligence information. This protects the operational counterterrorism and intelligence collection objectives of the Federal government as well as the personal safety of those involved in counterterrorism investigations. Federal watch list remain effective tools in the government’s counterterrorism and transportation security efforts because their contents are not disclosed.

If you believe you are on a government watch list, we suggest contacting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). DHS TRIP is a single point of contact for individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution regarding difficulties they experience during their travel while screening at transportation hubs, such as airports and train stations, or while crossing U.S. borders.

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