The TSA is not a law enforcement agency. It does not do strip searches.Strip searches are very rare, especially with modern scanning technology. It is a virtual strip search that reveals not only our private body parts, but also intimate medical details like colostomy bags. I got a partial strip search at airport security for wearing a sanitary towel. I have, however, seen TSA agents checking my bags become embarrassed when I went through airport security. My gf was detained and strip-searched at the border for not having a return ticket - was it lawful? What if I am selected for a strip search? A strip search at the border is not a routine search. She wouldn't have escaped from the airport to be in the US unlawfully?