Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday she is ending the Transportation Safety Administration’s (TSA) “Quiet Skies Program,” saying it is costly, ineffective and used to target political opponents.

In a press release, DHS said “since its existence,” the traveler surveillance program “has failed to stop a single terrorist attack while costing US taxpayers $200 million a year,” adding, “The program, under the guise of ‘national security,’ was used to target political opponents and benefit political allies.”

The press release said an internal investigation conducted by DHS and TSA uncovered documents, correspondence and timelines that demonstrate the “inconsistent application of Quiet Skies and watchlisting programs” to benefit........

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