Originally Posted by
chollie
Based on the above, I think TSA could/would argue that this is not different than the current situation at ATL. If you arrive on an international flight and ATL is your final destination, after clearing customs/immigration, you still have to clear TSA to exit the airport. This is because to exit the airport from an international arrival, you have to pass through the 'sterile' area.
In the case of the train station, perhaps the case is the same. If part of the station is 'sterile' and the arriving pax has no alternative but to pass through this area, then the pax must pass through screening on departure.
Wrong. I already tested that and proved it is not so. If you are trying to depart, they can give you the DY...T? routine. If you have arrived, all you need to do is refuse the search and there is nothing they can do. You most certainly DO have an alternative, and had I been in Savannah, that's the option I would have taken.