CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. -- Standing at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport before heading back to Washington, Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said most Americans are familiar with the strict security procedures to fly major airlines.

However, he said those protocols are not always as stringent when taking charter flights. Langworthy sent a letter last week to the Transportation Security Administration outlining his concerns.

"In a post-9/11 environment we need to close any dangerous loopholes that exist that are putting the public safety at risk at a time when we don't know who's coming into our country frankly," he said.

At the same time, the Republican congressman said the administration is using charter and traditional commercial flights to send undocumented immigrants entering at border states to other parts of the country. He said the White House is being too lax about identifying people before allowing them on flights, even allowing people without identification to opt for an alternative ID verification process that in some cases relies on the word of the person applying.

"That means, in practice, it's more difficult for a legal American citizen to board a commercial flight than it is for an illegal immigrant. Under this policy, anyone could be getting on these flights, terrorists, cartel members and other criminals with fake identities," Langworthy said.

The congressman said the administration could address these problems without any congressional action. He believes that may take a new president though.

On Monday, Donald Trump took another major step toward securing the Republican nomination as the Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump should appear on the Colorado ballot, ending a challenge to his status under the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist clause."

"I hope this serves notice to activist judges around this country at the various levels that are trying to screw with the American public's ability to vote for the candidate of their choice," Langworthy said.

He believes the Supreme Court decision should make a challenge to Trump's status in New York state moot as well.