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Noem Says Leaker Who Allegedly Endangered DHS Officers Has Been Caught

The Homeland Security secretary also vowed to refer the individual to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution.
Noem Says Leaker Who Allegedly Endangered DHS Officers Has Been Caught
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Washington on Jan. 24, 2026. Al Drago/Getty Images
Troy Myers
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An individual accused of being a major source of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leaks that endangered federal law enforcement has been caught, Secretary Kristi Noem said in a Wednesday post on X.

In her announcement, Noem did not release the name of the individual but vowed to refer them to the U.S. Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.

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