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In one of the videos, obtained by CNN from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, Dali can be seen proceeding through the security checkpoint’s body scanner, and getting a pat down while wearing a tan shirt over a grey hoodie and jeans.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The White House posted a video to its social media account this week that featured footage of migrants in handcuffs being patted down by Border Patrol and put on a plane.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Mar. 2025
In the Instagram video posted by the White House, the song could be heard playing in the background as the camera panned to show a man in handcuffs getting patted down by Border Patrol on a tarmac.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Mason’s lawsuit argues his injuries were preventable and that East administrators, including Anderson, did not have adequate training on how to search and pat down students.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The White House posted a video to its social media account this week that featured footage of migrants in handcuffs being patted down by Border Patrol and put on a plane.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Mar. 2025
In the Instagram video posted by the White House, the song could be heard playing in the background as the camera panned to show a man in handcuffs getting patted down by Border Patrol on a tarmac.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Mason’s lawsuit argues his injuries were preventable and that East administrators, including Anderson, did not have adequate training on how to search and pat down students.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat%20down. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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