DHS staffer facing 'serious punishment' for including journalist in email thread

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Source: The Independent

Friday 28 March 2025 10:11 EDT


A Department of Homeland Security staffer who invertedly added a journalist to an email thread about an impending operation was placed on leave, sources say.

Former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser told NBC News that the longtime federal employee, whose identity remains anonymous, told colleagues she mistakenly included the reporter in a message about unclassified plans regarding an upcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Denver in late January. A former and a current DHS official, who both spoke on the condition of anonymity, also confirmed the story to the network.

The recipient, a reporter at a conservative Washington-based publication, agreed not to disclose the information, the sources said. While the information was not classified, officials specified the sensitive nature of the email because it included the time of the operation and the location of targets. The DHS staffer was placed on administrative leave, according to the report.

This is in contrast to White House National Security adviser Mike Waltz who has so far not faced major repercussions for adding The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group where top officials discussed impending strikes on Houthi terrorists in Yemen earlier this month.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/dhs-email-journalist-punishment-signal-b2723336.html

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The recipient, a reporter at a conservative Washington-based publication