The DOJ plans to use polygraph tests to root out leakers looking to disrupt ICE raids. However, it will also cover all leaks, as a question will be added to all tests asking the subjects if they have spoken to the press without authorization. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly warned DHS employees that polygraphs must include a question on such leaks.
According to a report from Bloomberg:
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 Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the report:
“The Department of Homeland Security is a national security agency. We can, should, and will polygraph personnel.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELAurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky confirmed:
“That’s right. That’s exactly right. We do believe that it was leaked beforehand. Well, they were supposed to come the week before.”
“And that’s when Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) flared up:
“This will not happen on my watch. Blah, blah, blah, blah.’ And so the operation got delayed. They said, ‘We’re delaying this option, this operation.’ So it was the following week, meaning last week, but somebody had very much tipped it off.”
“But also folks that were here that had some sort of a criminal background, either from their home country or crimes that they had committed here. … They did make several arrests, but it was leaked.”
Homan confirmed last week that the Aurora leak, specifically, is under investigation, as they believe they have identified the individual responsible for leaking the planned raid.
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan says he is closing in on the individual believed to be responsible for leaking details of a major ICE operation in and around Aurora, Colorado, that tipped off violent gang members and derailed planned arrests.
“We think it’s coming from inside. And we know the first leak in Aurora is under current investigation. We think we’ve identified that person,” Homan said Monday on “Hannity.”
The leaked information reportedly allowed members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to evade capture last week as federal agents were met with mostly empty apartments and buildings. In the end, about 30 people were taken into custody.
Homan has been vocal about the dangers of leaks, emphasizing both operational setbacks and risks to law enforcement officers.
“It’s just not giving the bad guys a heads-up so they can escape apprehension,” he said. “You’re putting officers’ lives at risk. It’s only a matter of time before we walk into a place where there’s going to be a bad guy [who] doesn’t care. He’s going to be sitting in wait to ambush an officer. This is not a game.”
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reported that another ICE memo detailing an upcoming raid in Los Angeles was leaked. The document outlined plans to target individuals without legal status and those with pending removal orders.
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