Extra screening planned for passengers coming through `` state sponsors of terrorism '' 13 of 14 nations on the list have majority Muslim populations . The TSA has been criticized by some as a security agency that is too intrusive and overly aggressive in its efforts to keep us safe. A senior government official , not authorized to speak on the record , provided CNN with the list of 14 countries subject to the enhanced screening for travelers heading to the United States : Cuba , Sudan , Syria , Iran , Afghanistan , Algeria , Iraq , Lebanon , Libya , Nigeria , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Somalia and Yemen . ACLU says profiling is `` ineffective , unconstitutional and violates American values ''
Extra screening planned for passengers coming through `` state sponsors of terrorism '' 13 of 14 nations on the list have majority Muslim populations . The TSA has been criticized by some as a security agency that is too intrusive and overly aggressive in its efforts to keep us safe. ACLU says profiling is `` ineffective , unconstitutional and violates American values ''