If he wants to really stir the hornets nest then book a ticket with a spelling mistake & then correct that as late as possible… Combining that with some focused publicity miiiight just get the case elevated, so that the goons get more accurate info onwards

Middle names FTW

If it's a common name then the security/border will surely take that into account. I assume your friend doesn't share the same birthdate as the Jan 6th rioter & certainly won't have the same passport number. I don't see why he'd get that much hassle, doesn't make sense esp. with a common name

This is why we need biometric identification at all points in society!

Covid/wokeism broke brains and they blamed it on Trump, who by the way, doesn’t do himself any favors by acting like the village idiot half the time. Those brains thought USA Corp. was going to protect them no matter what, aaaaand look! Russia bad bad bad!!

He should get a redress code. You go to DHS or TSA, prove that you are NOT that terrorist with the same name and then you add the redress code to your flight reservation. TSA will see it just like they see your TSA Pre status.

That stinks

My brother in law goes through the same thing

Can't he just change his name?

I had problems post 9/11. My name matched someone on a watchlist. Took some extra time every flight to clear me. Eventually stopped happening.

Your friend can apply for the TSA pre-check program to receive a Known Traveller Number. Before pre-check was created you could request a KTN if you had a common name that was on the watch list. That no longer seems to be an option. TSA will finger print you for pre-check but the KTN will clarify th...

And he has to take his shoes of. Because government will never roll back a dumb decision

What is the bitcoiner alternative to air travel? Is there a decentralized, permissionless way to fly?

I’ve been stopped at airports in the US and abroad a handful of times. It’s always frustrating and a little nerve racking. I’m always polite or try to crack jokes with TSA but damn they’re humorless and sometimes insulting. In Italy I was told my name was on some kind of list. I had 3 securi...