The parents of a 6 old girl Allysa, were notified, that their daughter was included in the no-fly list of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a terror suspect, when they traveled from Cleveland to Minneapolis. A Continental Airlines informed the parents, that their daughter, Alyssa Thomas, was listed among the Department of Homeland Security's no-fly list because she may have potential or proven links to terrorism.Alyssa's parents could not believe that the little girl could appear on such a list. Alissa's father, Santhosh Thomas, says he's sure that's there cannot be a reason for his 6-year-old daughter Alyssa to be on the no-fly list of suspected terrorists.
After tense moments, the Thomas family was able to board the plane and travel to Minneapolis, but were advised to communicate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resolve the problem.
Thomas did write a letter to the DHS. The response to the parents was that Alyssa will remain on the ''no-fly'' list and that no data could be provided on the information they have on the child or another person with the same name.
The girl's father argues that his daughter has been flying with the family since she was two months old and that she never had any problems. "In fact, the last time she traveled was when we visited Mexico in February." said she's Father.
The Transportation Security Administration says that Alyssa had not problems before because the Secure Flight Program for domestic flights just began in June.
source: digitaljournal.com
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