Arizona Republican reveals Quiet Skies surveillance program targeted him under Biden: ‘Doesn’t surprise me’

Published October 3, 2025 2:00pm ET



Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) said he is one of three congressional Republicans surveilled by a government program designed to identify terrorist threats at airports established under the Obama administration.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration launched the Quiet Skies program over two decades ago to monitor suspicious passengers for enhanced screening on flights. Republicans argued that it became weaponized as a surveillance tool against conservatives, leading the Trump administration’s DHS to drop the program in June.

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