Kristi Noem threatens polygraph tests for DHS employees as leaks continue

Kristi Noem, the new Homeland Security secretary, has threatened to use polygraph tests to identify agency employees who leak information about immigration enforcement plans. The tests will focus on unauthorized communications with reporters and nonprofits. The announcement has sparked mockery on social media, with critics comparing her actions to the secret police of East Germany. Some have offered legal assistance to employees facing polygraph tests. Noem's memo about the polygraph tests has itself been leaked, drawing further attention to the situation within the Department of Homeland Security.