Senior CBP Official Dismissed Following Alleged Leak of Sensitive Border Information
A high-ranking Customs and Border Protection official has been terminated after allegedly leaking sensitive information concerning federal agents and border wall negotiations, according to sources within the Department of Homeland Security. The unnamed senior official was escorted out of his Washington, D.C. office after DHS uncovered the leak, which involved sharing law enforcement sensitive data with the press.
DHS Condemns Leak Amid Rising Threats
The Department of Homeland Security has strongly condemned the leak, with a spokesperson highlighting the severe risks involved. 'As DHS law enforcement face an 8000 percent increase in death threats, leaking law enforcement sensitive information is abhorrently dangerous,' the spokesperson stated. The department emphasized its commitment to tracking down and prosecuting leakers regardless of their standing, tenure, or political appointment.
Connection to Anti-ICE Activist Network
This firing follows a recent investigation that revealed an underground communications network allegedly used by anti-ICE activists to track federal agents and obstruct operations. The network, spread across at least 200 anti-ICE groups, collects and stores data in multiple sophisticated database systems across the country. Activists are reportedly using this data to doxx agents, track license plates, and release personal information, including photographs, uniform details, and behavioral patterns.
While it remains unclear whether the fired official had any direct connection to these groups, DHS has confirmed that information was leaked to the press. The network operates out of at least 18 hubs nationwide, primarily in Democratic-leaning states and cities, and systematically monitors federal officials labeled as the 'enemy.'
FBI Investigation and Activist Tactics
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed last month that the bureau has opened an investigation into 'ICE Watch' activists' use of the encrypted Signal messaging platform. The investigation found that hundreds of groups are creating civilian intelligence 'rapid response systems' to prepare individuals as on-the-ground operatives.
These activists are trained using the SALUTE method, an acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, and Equipment, which was originally applied by military personnel like retired US Army Green Beret Eric Schwalm during patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan. Schwalm reviewed the network details and expressed alarm, stating, 'If Iraqi resistance ran this level of operation against us, we couldn’t have stayed past 2007.'
Expansion of Tracking Databases
Since the FBI launched its investigation, the databases have grown to include 5,397 'confirmed' or 'highly suspected' entries of ICE agents and vehicles, complete with timestamps, geolocation details, and personal contact information. According to the database, its purpose is 'documenting and resisting against ICE, police and all colonial militarized regimes,' inspired by movements towards liberation.
Key figures in this network include Jill Garvey, co-founder of 'States at the Core,' who claims to have trained 40,000 individuals over the past year, and Rafael Concepcion, a former Syracuse University photography instructor who plans to develop multiple ICE-tracking databases to form a 'network of digital minutemen.'
Violent Encounters and Legal Actions
Trained and allegedly well-funded agitators have repeatedly clashed with federal agents, with some encounters turning deadly, including the recent killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. In one arrest, 37-year-old Kyle Wagner of Minneapolis, a self-described Antifa member, allegedly urged followers to 'get your guns' and target ICE agents.
Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that Wagner 'allegedly doxxed and called for the murder of law enforcement officers, encouraged bloodshed in the streets and proudly claimed affiliation with the terrorist organization Antifa before going on the run.'
The situation underscores the ongoing tensions between federal immigration enforcement and activist groups, with DHS vowing to prosecute leakers and the FBI continuing its probe into the activist network's activities.
