Overview

• Bondi told a House hearing the DOJ is on “high alert” following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran’s missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
• The department is investigating countless potential threats and suspected sleeper cells linked to Iran, though details remain classified.
• DHS has issued a notice warning of increased extremism and cyberattack risks due to the US-Iran conflict.
• Over 1,000 Iranian nationals reportedly entered the US illegally during the Biden administration, and Border Patrol arrested 1,504 at the southern border, of whom nearly half were released.
• The DOJ’s 2026 budget proposal includes cutting 1,500 FBI positions as part of broader staffing reductions, even as national security spending rises.