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Former official: Noem "likely to become the warden of the police state"

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 22, 2025
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Kristi Noem (Maxim Elramsisy/shutterstock.com)

Under Secretary Kristi Noem and her advisor Corey Lewandowski have transformed DHS into President Trump's most powerful enforcement arm, according to Ben Terris in New York Magazine. Though Noem officially leads the department, Lewandowski reportedly exercises significant unofficial influence through his spe…

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