

19-year-old Hannah Cohen was returning back home with her mother from a brain tumor treatment. Hannah was ready to celebrate the end of her treatment with her family. Instead, she was savagely beaten by TSA agents.

Upon arriving at the security checkpoint, Hannah set off a metal detector and was singled out for further scanning by agency. Hannah’s mother never had a chance to explain that her daughter was partially deaf, blind in one eye, paralyzed, and easily confused as she was held back.

The scared girl attempted to flee when was violently taken to the ground, her head hit the ground.

Confused and bloodied, Hannah was arrested and booked into jail for the night. Hannah was arrested on grounds of lashing out and striking an officer in the shoulder, chest and face.

The family filed a lawsuit against the Memphis Airport, Airport Police, and the Transportation Security Administration.