Two individuals accused of leaking details about immigration raids have been identified and will be referred to the Justice Department for “felony prosecutions,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Friday.
“We have identified two leakers of information here at the Department of Homeland Security who have been telling individuals about our operations and putting law enforcement lives in jeopardy,” Noem said in a video posted on X.
“We plan to prosecute these two individuals and hold them accountable for what they’ve done,” she added. “And we’re going to continue to do all that we can to keep America safe.”
The DHS secretary did not disclose the identities of the two alleged leakers.
The department is preparing to refer both individuals to the DOJ “for felony prosecutions,” Noem said.
“These individuals face up to 10 years in federal prison,” she wrote on X. “We will find and root out all leakers.”
“They will face prison time & we will get justice for the American people.”
Noem and border czar Tom Homan have been working since last month to find the source of leaks related to planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
One leak reportedly involved the dissemination of information that allowed alleged members of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua to evade capture by ICE agents in Aurora, Colo.
In a separate leaking incident, the Los Angeles Times published an article last month reporting that ICE was preparing for a “large-scale” immigration enforcement operation in Southern California at the end of February.
Noem and Homan have previously suggested the leaks were coming from within the FBI.
“Some of the information we are receiving tends to lead toward the FBI,” Homan told Fox News host Sean Hannity in February.
“The FBI is so corrupt,” Noem tweeted last month. “We will work with any and every agency to stop leaks and prosecute these crooked deep state agents to the fullest extent of the law.”
Sweeping immigration raids have taken place across the country since President Trump took office in an effort to apprehend and deport illegal migrants with criminal records and gang ties.
DHS did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.