Star - Ledger : A federal report said some TSA employees were known as ` ` Mexican hunters '' An inquiry focused on racial detection officers at the Newark airport , the report says . `` Eighteen months ago , TSA took immediate remedial action and retrained the entire behavior detection workforce at Newark , '' she said . The FAA says it does not permit racial discrimination and its policies were ` ` overstepped '' The legal department of New Jersey 's ACLU called the report ` ` alarming and astounding ''
Star - Ledger : A federal report said some TSA employees were known as ` ` Mexican hunters '' An inquiry focused on racial detection officers at the Newark airport , the report says . The FAA says it does not permit racial discrimination and its policies were ` ` overstepped '' The legal department of New Jersey 's ACLU called the report ` ` alarming and astounding ''