Transgender TSA officer sues Kristi Noem after Trump’s executive order bars her from patting down travelers - Exclusive details: TSA officer Danielle Mittereder ‘just wants to do her job,’ her attorney told The Independent.

A TSA officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sex discrimination after a new policy bars transgender agents from conducting security pat-downs.

TSA's ban is in line with Trump's executive orders directing government agencies to issue policies based on biological sex instead of gender identity.

Stockyme / Among those affected were airport TSA agents, who are essential workers and therefore had been required to work throughout the shutdown with the goal of receiving back pay when the government reopened.