DHS Uses Polygraph Tests to Identify Immigration Raid Leakers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirms two employees have been identified and face potential felony charges for leaking sensitive information.
- The Department of Homeland Security has implemented polygraph tests to identify employees leaking details of immigration enforcement operations.
- Secretary Kristi Noem announced that two leakers have been identified and will be referred to the Department of Justice for felony prosecution, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
- The polygraph tests, ongoing for three weeks, are being used to question employees about unauthorized communication with media and nonprofit organizations.
- Leaked information is alleged to have disrupted immigration raids and lowered arrest numbers, with officials citing risks to law enforcement safety.
- The Trump administration has intensified immigration enforcement, including mass deportations, with over 50,000 undocumented immigrants removed since January.