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Amid Urgent Threats, DHS Directing Enhanced Security Measures For Flights To U.S.

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, June 30th, 2017

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The Department of Homeland Security on June 28 issued a directive to all commercial air carriers flying into the United States from foreign airports calling for enhanced security measures to thwart evolving threats by terrorists carried on their persons and in their tablet and laptop computers that are targeted at commercial aviation.Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said that terrorist groups persist as a threat to commercial aviation and are looking for new ways to hide explosives, hijack planes, and recruit…

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