According to reporting by
NBC
News, a
Department of Homeland Security
A DHS staff member has been put on administrative leave and may lose their security clearance following an incident where they inadvertently disclosed unclassified information about an impending ICE operation.
ICE
) operation to a journalist through email.
The event in January, verified by Jason Houser—formerly the chief of staff at ICE—and two additional officials who wished to remain anonymous when speaking with NBC News, resembles another prominent instance where National Security Adviser Michael Flynn erroneously included
The Atlantic’s
editor-in-chief of a Signal group chat where the Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth
shared military strike plans.
In contrast to Waltz and Hegseth, who retain their roles, the DHS employee is facing disciplinary action, as per NBC News’ informants.
President
Donald Trump
has defended his national security staff, labeling the resulting controversy “a complete witch hunt.”
reached out to DHS by email on Thursday night seeking their input.
This is an evolving news story and will be updated as further details become available.
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