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Department of Justice Suspends Controversial Airport Interdictions After Viral Footage Showing DEA Agents Threatening, Abusing Innocent Traveler
November 22, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 22 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024:

Today, the Department of Justice suspended the Drug Enforcement Administration's controversial practice of having agents intercept travelers, interrogate them, and insist on searching their bags in what the agency calls "consensual encounters." That suspension comes on the heels of an Office of the Inspector General report, also issued today, that criticizes t . . .

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