KRISTI NOEM – FBI IS LEAKING INFO ON IMMIGRATION SWEEP
Monday, February 10th, 2025
DHS secretary blames
‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lashed out at the FBI, blaming it for leaking details of an upcoming large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles.
“The FBI is so corrupt,” she said on social media over the weekend, responding to a news account about the looming action. “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.”
The Los Angeles Times last week, citing an internal document, reported on plans for a “large-scale” immigration action sometime before the end of the month. The newspaper reported that FBI agents were being “ordered” to help Homeland Security.
The paper didn’t cite the FBI as its source, but Ms. Noem left little doubt who was to While ICE has ramped up its arrests, leaks have also plagued the department. A major ICE operation to go after criminal migrant gang members in Aurora, Colorado, leaked ahead of time last week.blame in her mind.
Steve Friend, a former FBI agent-turned-whistleblower, said on social media that FBI managers “are telling agents not to assist” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the government’s deportation agency.
