When the Thomas family from Ohio embarked on a recent trip from Cleveland to Minneapolis, they were in for a huge, but unpleasant surprise. It appeared that 6-year old Alyssa Thomas’ name was on the Homeland Security no-fly list; a list that is used to prevent individuals with known or suspected ties to terrorism from flying. The girl’s father, Santhosh Thomas, states that the worst thing his daughter has ever done, is probably been mean to her sister, but that this should hardly be a matter for the Department of Homeland Security.

The Thomases were eventually allowed to fly that day, but they were told to contact Homeland Security to clear up the matter. Now Alyssa just received a letter from the government, notifying the six-year-old that nothing will be changed and they won’t confirm nor deny any information they have about her or someone else with the same name. Continue reading ‘6-year old girl on no-fly list of suspected terrorists’