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by maximilianroos 2616 days ago
> they can detain you until police arrive, as any citizen can

They have the same rights an any other citizen to detain you and call a police officer.

Citizen detention laws vary by state, but generally there's a fairly high standard of probability that you committed a crime.

https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2016/07/03/tsa-myth-busters-do-tsa-...