Homeland Security Goes After Child

A Westlake, Ohio girl named Alyssa Thomas, 6 years old, is apparently some sort of "threat" in the eyes of the US Department of Homeland Security. Alyssa and her family discovered this shocking fact when, on a trip to Minneapolis, her name was found on the no fly list.

Alyssa was allowed to make her flight, but her family was told to contact Homeland Security to clear up this issue. Later on, the little girl received a letter from the US government stating that nothing would be changed on their list. The letter said the government will neither confirm nor deny information they have about her or another person on the list with the same name. The FBI has said it will not discuss why anyone is on the no fly list due to security concerns.

"The watch lists are an important layer of security to prevent individuals with known or suspected ties to terrorism from flying," a spokesperson from the Transportation Security Administration said.

Alyssa has been flying since she was two-months old and has never had any sort of trouble with airport security before. The Thomas family plans on making another appeal to Homeland Security.