article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Americans on the United States' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why Americans on the no-fly list have been banned from commercial flights and be given the opportunity to dispute Americans on the no-fly list status, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week.
article_snippet.sent: After years of fighting in court for complete secrecy and losing, it's good that the government is finally now going to tell people of the government status on the No Fly List," said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU National Security Project and the lead attorney on the case, in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: People on the no-fly list, managed by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center, are prohibited from boarding a commercial flight for travel into or out of the United States.
article_snippet.sent: Before the change, American citizens and permanent residents who inquired with the government about being denied aircraft boarding received a letter that neither confirmed nor denied American citizens and permanent residents who inquired with the government about being denied aircraft boarding inclusion on the no-fly list.
article_snippet.sent: Now, American citizens and permanent residents who inquired with the government about being denied aircraft boarding'll be made aware of American citizens and permanent residents who inquired with the government about being denied aircraft boarding status if American citizens and permanent residents who inquired with the government about being denied aircraft boarding apply for redress, with an option to request further information.
article_snippet.sent: the government is making enhancements to the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) to provide additional transparency and process for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who have been denied boarding on a commercial aircraft because they are on the No Fly List," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: In cases in which travelers included on the list request to receive or submit more information about travelers status, the government will provide a second, more detailed response, identifying "specific criterion under which the individual has been placed on the No Fly List," according to the court documents.
article_snippet.sent: Those who appear on the no-fly list will then have further opportunity to dispute Those who appear on the no-fly list status in writing, with supporting materials or exhibits, and will receive a final written decision from the Transportation Security Administration.
highlights_snippet.sent: Americans on the no-fly list will now get info about why Americans on the no-fly list've been banned from flights .
  