No they are arguing that the TSA itself is not liable for the actions of its employees. Despite the article clearly being written to make it sound like the agen

No they are arguing that the TSA itself is not liable for the actions of its employees. Despite the article clearly being written to make it sound like the agents are also free from consequences this is solely about the agency itself. That said every time they have made their sovereign immunity claim it has been resoundingly rejected at the federal circuit level so it would be the decent human thing to do to just acknowledge culpability rather than constantly fighting it.