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DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.

  2. CBS News

    DHS administering lie detector tests to employees in effort to find leakers (opens CBS News)

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    Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on who may be leaking information to the media about its immigration raids.

  3. The Hill

    DHS using polygraph tests to find leakers: Reports (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has hampered immigration enforcement efforts, multiple outlets reported.

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