What was the controversy surrounding the creation of the Transportation Safety Administration? A. The agency was not monitoring airport security carefully enough and let the terrorists hijack the planes on 9/11.

B. The agency overreached in its authority and detained people thought to be opposed to the Homeland Security Act.

C. The agency detained hundreds of Middle Easterners, leading to claims of civil rights violations.

D. The agency revoked the visas of Middle Easterners without proper authorization.

E. The agency used the Patriot Act as a premise to gain access to passengers' personal possessions.

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Eddie Mays

23 November, 04:05

What was the controversy surrounding the creation of the Transportation Safety Administration? A. The agency was not monitoring airport security carefully enough and let the terrorists hijack the planes on 9/11.

B. The agency overreached in its authority and detained people thought to be opposed to the Homeland Security Act.

C. The agency detained hundreds of Middle Easterners, leading to claims of civil rights violations.

D. The agency revoked the visas of Middle Easterners without proper authorization.

E. The agency used the Patriot Act as a premise to gain access to passengers' personal possessions.

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Salvador Scott · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: C. The agency detained hundreds of Middle Easterners, leading to claims of civil rights violations.

It is through that it became really hard for people from middle east to enter united states, ever since the establishment of Transportation Safety Administration. But the majority of them only rejected at the gate or being made to pass difficult protest to obtain a visa. Only a small number of them being detained.

Clarissa Swanson · Answer 2

I think the correct answer among the choices listed above is option C. The controversy surrounding the creation of the Transportation Safety Administration is that t he agency revoked the visas of Middle Easterners without proper authorization.