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Airport security personnel spend most of their time preparing for active shooter incidents, insider threats and, in concert with the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA), potential terrorist attacks. But on January 28, many of our nation’s largest airports had to handle an entirely different, unaccustomed scenario: mass protests over immigration policy.

The Trump administration imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming to the US from 10 airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

The European Parliament voted "to force Americans to apply for visas before visiting Europe this summer."

The Transportation Security Administration has started using new and more rigorous pat-downs at airports.

In response to new emerging threats targeted at ‘‘smart’’ airports, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published a report for airport decision makers.