Overview

• Thomas Fugate graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2024 and lacks formal national security credentials before his DHS role.
• He previously worked as a special assistant in a DHS immigration office, interned at the conservative Heritage Foundation, and joined President Trump’s 2024 campaign advance team.
• The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships oversees an $18 million grant program to prevent hate-fueled violence, school shootings and other targeted attacks.
• Under the Trump administration, CP3 lost roughly 20 percent of its staff, leading Army veteran Bill Braniff to resign after directing nearly $90 million toward community-based extremism prevention.
• Counterterrorism experts warn that Fugate’s limited leadership background risks weakening CP3’s counterterrorism capabilities.