Despite invasive full body scanners popping up at our nation’s airports, Janet Napolitano says you’ll still have to take your shoes off to get through security. According to the Homeland Security Secretary, shoes are so impenetrable that they can’t be fully screened while they’re on your feet, reports the AP. Too bad these never caught on. During a live video chat session, she also spoke to the shortage of air marshals on domestic and international flights, and about incidents, like the Newark airport kisser, where non-passengers cause security meltdowns by entering unauthorized areas. She said that for now only ticketed travelers would be allowed in secure areas but that "It may be possible to change that as we move forward." more ›

The 28-year-old hopeless romantic Haisong Jiang, who knew no (security) boundaries when he was torn apart from his girlfriend at Newark Airport, was back in court today. In January Jiang slipped by a TSA agent in the airport, shutting down Terminal C for six hours as authorities searched for him. The Rutgers grad student has now apologized and pleaded guilty to breaching security in order to give his lady love one last kiss before she boarded a plane. He says, “I feel guilty about this. I’m trying to apologize for any inconvenience caused by my mistake. It’s a big mistake.” more ›

The 28-year-old Rutgers grad student that froze time at Newark Airport last month after breaching security to give his girlfriend a kiss before boarding... has finally had his (first) day in court. Haisong Jiang was charged with defiant trespass after a surveillance video showed him slipping into a secured area; a move that shut down terminal C and delayed hundreds of travelers on January 3rd. more ›

The Haitian evacuee who caused a massive meltdown at JFK Saturday afternoon when he strolled through a door into a secure area says he was "lost" and "just looking for a cab." Jules Bouloute told police he didn't see the no entry sign. "I was looking for the entrance to find a taxi [and] somebody told me to go through the door," he said, according to court papers. "I went through and the alarm went off." Bouloute—who escaped from earthquake-devastated Haiti via the Dominican Republic—may have been a bit distracted, but should he pay for the cost and inconvenience he inflicted on passengers, staff and the state? more ›

A Haitian evacuee has been arrested for shirking security protocol at JFK, causing hours-long delay in terminal 8. Yesterday afternoon 57-year-old Jules Bouloute walked through a door that led to a restricted area, setting off an alarm. The terminal was evacuated and passengers waited for hours to be re-screened. Bouloute, who narrowly escaped Haiti after Tuesday’s earthquake, is now facing threats of a legal nature. more ›

The “romantic” New Jersey grad student who caused massive delays at Newark airport when he ducked through security to kiss his girlfriend will receive legal help from the Chinese consulate. “Consular official Wang Bangfu said the consulate has been following the case of 28-year-old Haisong Jiang closely since he was arrested and charged with trespassing January 3rd ,” reported the AP. The Chinese citizen's act of love caused delays to over a hundred flights and stranded thousands of passengers in the airport for hours. He faces up to thirty days in prison and will be arraigned on January 28 in Newark. more ›

Was 28-year-old Haisong Jiang's controversial (yet romantic!) security-breach akin to Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's kiss in Casablanca? That's what the NY Times is saying. The paper insists there are plenty of similarities, too many to ignore, noting that Jiang's 30 days in jail is just like Rick Blaine's outcome had he been apprehended by the Nazis and faced death before firing squad. Plus, they're both expatriates! Compare the Newark video with the Casablanca scene, and decide for yourself. more ›

The man who caused major delays at Newark Airport this past Sunday after being spotted by a bystander ducking under some ropes, to be with his lady friend, has been captured. 28-year-old Haisong Jiang (a molecular bioscientist-in-training) was taken into custody last night, according to the NY Times. The Port Authority said he is being charged with defiant trespass (he was released earlier today). more ›