Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has warned employees that they will be polygraphed to find all the leakers.
Leakers within the department have sabotaged multiple deportation operations, undermining enforcement efforts and allowing illegal immigrants to evade removal.
A Tuesday report from Bloomberg News reveals:
Noem last week issued an internal directive that all polygraphs the Department of Homeland Security administers must include a question about unauthorized communications with media and nonprofit organizations, according to a memo described to Bloomberg Government by two people without authorization to speak publicly.
Noem cited the “deleterious effects” of leaks on border and interior immigration enforcement and said DHS components that have polygraph programs may use them to assess whether personnel can have initial or continued access to classified information, and whether they’re eligible to hold a sensitive position.
“DHS is a national security agency,” spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in an email to Bloomberg Government. “As such, it should and will polygraph personnel.”
The Trump administration aimed for 1,200 to 1,500 daily arrests of illegal aliens, but in the first 13 days of February, the number fell below 600 per day.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been publishing the numbers daily but will now shift to a monthly report to conserve resources.
Noem wrote on X in mid-February: “The FBI is so corrupt. We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law.” +
Her post was in response to an LA Times article titled, “Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration enforcement action coming soon to LA.”
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