Two passengers on a United Airlines flight alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that a pilot forcibly removed one of them from the plane's bathroom and made antisemitic remarks to them.
Yisroel Liebb and Jacob Sebbag filed suit in New York against the airline, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration.
The pair allege the incident took place on a flight from Tulum, Mexico to Houston, Texas on Jan. 28 where Leibb was forced from the bathroom and both were detained by CBP.
The lawsuit states that the plaintiffs experienced "significant unwarranted delay in their travel plans, physical injuries, great discomfort, extreme emotional distress, public embarrassment," and that Liebb "feels sexually violated and embarrassed after having been publicly exposed in the nude."
USA TODAY reached out to United Airlines who declined comment. USA TODAY also reached out to the CBP and did not immediately receive a response.
Yisroel Liebb and Jacob Sebbag filed suit in New York against the airline, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration.
The pair allege the incident took place on a flight from Tulum, Mexico to Houston, Texas on Jan. 28 where Leibb was forced from the bathroom and both were detained by CBP.
The lawsuit states that the plaintiffs experienced "significant unwarranted delay in their travel plans, physical injuries, great discomfort, extreme emotional distress, public embarrassment," and that Liebb "feels sexually violated and embarrassed after having been publicly exposed in the nude."
USA TODAY reached out to United Airlines who declined comment. USA TODAY also reached out to the CBP and did not immediately receive a response.
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