Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem had a message for federal employees who leak details of planned immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement: we will find you and you will go to jail.
Secretary Noem posted a stern video message on X in which she said two leakers had already been identified and would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for “putting law-enforcement lives in jeopardy.”
“We’re going to continue doing all that we can to keep America safe,” she added.
The caption to the video states that individuals found leaking information could “face up to 10 years in federal prison.”
A number of immigration raids have been hampered by advance warning of their location and targets.
Earlier this week, Vanity Fair reporter Pablo Manriquez tweeted a warning about impending raids in Virginia.
“ICE RAIDS are planned for Monday & Tuesday in Northern Virginia, per multiple sources who tell us ICE has obtained between 75 and 100 judicial warrants.”
“NOTE: Judicial warrants mean ICE can go into your homes, so plan accordingly.”
“NOTE: Remember that state police have been deputized to help ICE, so highways, etc, are unsafe.”
Despite the leak, which according to Manriquez came from official sources, the raids went ahead as planned.
It’s unclear at this stage whether the two leakers were responsible for the information given to Manriquez.