( CNN ) Americans on the United States ' no-fly list will now be privy to information about why they have been banned from commercial flights and be given the opportunity to dispute their status , according to court documents filed by the Justice Department this week . The revised policy comes in response to a June ruling by a federal judge that said the old process was in violation of the Fifth Amendment 's guarantee of due process . The decision was part of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit brought on behalf of 13 Americans on the list . But the ACLU is n't satisfied with the government 's new policy , outlined in documents filed Monday in federal courts in Oregon ( PDF ) and Virginia ( PDF ) . `` 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 their 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 . `` Unfortunately , we 've found that the government 's new redress process falls far short of constitutional requirements because it denies our clients meaningful notice , evidence , and a hearing . The government had an opportunity to come up with a fair process but failed , so we 're challenging it in court again . '' 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 . The number of people on the list is classified . An official with knowledge of the government 's figures told CNN in 2012 that the list contained about 21,000 names , including about 500 Americans . 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 their inclusion on the no-fly list . Now , they 'll be made aware of their status if they apply for redress , with an option to request further information . `` The U.S. 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 . In cases in which travelers included on the list request to receive or submit more information about their 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 . An unclassified summary of that information will be provided `` to the extent feasible , consistent with the national security and law enforcement interests at stake , '' court papers said . Those who appear on the no-fly list will then have further opportunity to dispute their status in writing , with supporting materials or exhibits , and will receive a final written decision from the Transportation Security Administration . The 2014 ruling that prompted the policy changes had called for passengers on the list to be given the opportunity to dispute their status before a judge .
Americans on the no-fly list will now get info about why they 've been banned from flights . CNN says the policy still denies `` meaningful notice , evidence , and a hearing ''