Summary

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has ordered lie detector tests for DHS staff to identify leaks that allegedly foiled immigration raids, including a failed Colorado operation targeting Venezuelan gang members.

The directive, leaked to Bloomberg, requires polygraph questions about unauthorized communications with media and nonprofits. Despite polygraphs’ unreliability, DHS insists they are necessary for national security.

The crackdown follows frustration from Trump’s border czar Tom Homan over compromised raids and aligns with broader MAGA-era efforts to control government communication.

  • Nougat
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    81 month ago

    They’d be just as successful using a ouija board.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      11 month ago

      What makes you think they want to successful? They probably already identified their scapegoat, and just want to add a veneer of “proof”