DHS Official Placed on Leave, May Have Clearance Revoked After ‘Accidentally’ Adding Reporter to Email Chain on Upcoming ICE Raids

A DHS official was placed on leave and may have their security clearance revoked for ‘accidentally’ adding a reporter to an email chain about an upcoming ICE raids in greater Denver area.

According to NBC News, a DHS worker included a Washington-based reporter in an email chain detailing an upcoming ICE raids back in January.

The email did not include classified material, however, the information was still considered sensitive because it detailed time, location and target of raids.

The DHS worker called the reporter and told them that they were ‘accidentally’ added to the email. The reporter promised to disclose any information. The raids were conducted without incident, NBC News reported.

The unidentified DHS worker was placed on leave and they may have their security clearance revoked.

NBC News reported:

The DHS employee who was put on leave did not speak to NBC News. The officials who did didn’t want to identify her out of fear she would face retaliation from members of the public who are pro-immigration enforcement.

The DHS employee told colleagues she accidentally added a reporter from a conservative Washington-based print publication to an email that included information about upcoming ICE operations in the Denver area. The officials said the information was not classified but considered law enforcement sensitive because it included the time of day for the operation and possible home locations where targets could be identified.

Realizing her mistake immediately, the employee called the reporter who agreed not to disclose the information, the officials said.

The ICE operation took place without incident, the officials said.

But another person on the email group flagged the blunder to higher-ups at DHS at a time when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan were blaming leaks to the media for lower-than-expected arrest numbers during ICE roundups, the officials said.

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