Evita Duffy-Alfonso, daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, declared the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) an “unconstitutional agency” following a recent flight ordeal. The 26-year-old described being subjected to a 15-minute pat-down after TSA agents pressured her and another pregnant woman—both refusing body scanners—to walk through radiation-exposed equipment instead.
“Agents were passive-aggressive, rude, and tried to pressure me into submitting to an absurdly invasive pat-down,” Duffy-Alfonso stated. “I barely made my flight. All this for an unconstitutional agency that isn’t even good at its job.” She criticized the system further, noting: “Perhaps things would have gone more smoothly if I’d handed over my biometric data to a private company (CLEAR). Then I could enjoy the special privilege of waiting in a shorter line to be treated like a terrorist in my own country.”
Duffy-Alfonso emphasized that TSA—legally housed under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), not the Department of Transportation—violates constitutional protections through “unreasonable, warrantless searches,” calling it a breach of the Fourth Amendment. She added: “TSA = unreasonable, warrantless searches of passengers and their property. That means it violates the Fourth Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. Pls abolish @realDonaldTrump @Sec_Noem.”
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem recently announced over $1 billion in investments for TSA security checkpoints nationwide, stating it represents “the biggest investment in screening technologies in over a decade.” Duffy-Alfonso clarified that while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds the DOT title, TSA falls under DHS leadership—directly referencing Noem’s role. She noted: “He isn’t in charge of TSA. TSA is under DHS, which is run by Kristi Noem.”
Duffy-Alfonso, the eldest child of Sean Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, has previously criticized the CLEAR program—a private biometric system allowing faster security screenings—as an example of how travelers are forced to surrender personal data for “the privilege of convenience.”
