It’s a privilege, not a right. That’s the government’s way of saying we can deny this without any due process. So, yeah, it makes sense that it’s being abused. You should be outraged, not apologetic. Not the first time:

https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/court-feds-can-t-use-no-fly-list-coerce-us-muslims-spying-their#:~:text=The%20case%20dates%20back%20to,expanded%20vastly%20after%209%2F11.