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DEA passenger searches halted after watchdog finds signs of civil rights violations and racial profiling
The Justice Department has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend its longstanding practice of searching passengers at airports — and seizing their cash — after the department’s internal watchdog raised concerns that it was fueling widespread civil rights violations and potential racial profiling. In a management directive issued on Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said it…