Chuck Schumer wants Capitol rioters on the no-fly list

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the FBI to add anyone identified as violating the Capitol during last week’s violent riot to the federal air exclusion list, and the bureau is considering the proposal.

Schumer sent a letter on Tuesday to FBI director Christopher Wray, saying that the attack on the Capitol while Congress was voting to claim that President-elect Joe Biden’s victory was “domestic terrorism”. He said those who invaded the Capitol should be qualified as “insurrectionists on the no-fly list”.

Schumer told Wray that they too must be fully prosecuted to the full extent of federal law. The letter was obtained by the Associated Press.

“We are concerned about these people returning to the planes and doing more violence,” said Schumer during a news conference on Tuesday. “In view of the concern about possible future attacks and the law on our side, we must say that these rebels, many of whom are known to be at large, should not be able to board a flight. We are here today, we are here today because the people, the people, the rebels who violated the United States Capitol meet the definition of threats to the homeland and must be immediately added to the TSA’s no-fly list. “

The federal air exclusion list is part of the United States government’s Terrorist Screening Database and prohibits anyone who “may pose a threat to civil aviation or national security” from boarding a commercial aircraft. Generally, to be included on the list, the government must have information that the person presents “a threat to commit terrorism” to the aircraft or to the US country or facility.

Jacksonville aviation attorney Ed Booth represented clients on a banned list. Booth says that after someone buys a ticket online, an airline’s computer starts an automatic name search to see if that person has been banned from flying on that particular airline or appears on a federal air exclusion list. That person will not find out until they reach an airport.

Anyone on an air exclusion list can legally object to the inclusion of their name on the list. Under certain circumstances, these people can still fly while their status is being analyzed. When booking a flight online, they need to look for what is called a repair number.

“This is specifically for people who are on the no-fly list and have been authorized to fly and are given a secret code to enter when booking a flight to avoid problems,” said Booth.

Depending on why someone’s name is on the list, it can be difficult to get off the list. If it is a problem with someone who has the same name as someone who caused a problem, the process of getting the list is much easier. Booth says that in this scenario, it can take up to six months for a name to be removed from the list.

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