DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Has Reportedly Warned Employees That She Will Polygraph Them to Find Leakers

Leakers in the department have reportedly foiled plans for several deportation actions.

According to a report from Bloomberg News on Tuesday:

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 had set a goal of 1,200 to 1,500 arrests of illegal aliens per day, but fewer than 600 a day were arrested during the first 13 days of February.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been publishing the numbers daily but will now shift to a monthly report to conserve resources.

Mediaite noted, “Noem posted to 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.'”