Whistleblowers from within the Department of Homeland Security have made shocking allegations, claiming that the agency has retaliated against them for exposing a failure to comply with a federal DNA collection law.
The whistleblowers have revealed that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of DHS, has consistently neglected to collect DNA samples from illegal immigrants as required by the DNA Fingerprint Act. This failure has allowed violent criminals to avoid detection and commit further crimes in the United States.
In an interview with Catherine Herridge, the whistleblowers described a disturbing pattern of retaliation, including demotions, revocation of law enforcement credentials, and the creation of a hostile work environment.
They believe that the agency’s aim was to silence them at any cost.
The whistleblowers, who collectively possess over seven decades of law enforcement experience and held TOP SECRET clearances—Mark Jones (20 years), Fred Wynn (18 years), and Michael Taylor (31 years)—assert that the agency’s non-compliance has directly put American lives at risk.
In their letter to the DHS Inspector General, they revealed that out of nearly 1.7 million encounters with illegal immigrants in FY 2022, only about 37% resulted in DNA collection.
This figure dropped even further to just over 31% in Q2 FY23.
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The whistleblowers contend that if CBP had followed the law, they could have identified potential suspects much earlier.
They cite Rachel Morin’s murder as a case where adherence to regulations could have prevented loss of life.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, a known gang member and the perpetrator of the violent crime, had been in contact with border agents on multiple occasions before the incident. However, his DNA was never obtained.
Fred Wynn said unequivocally, “The continued, prolonged, willful failure to comply with the DNA Fingerprint Act has resulted in the harm that Americans are dead, and these deaths were preventable.”
According to Herridge, “During border encounter DNA collection : 30 seconds. FBI provided kits: $4.00. Processing: 48 hours (but there is a backlog). The refusal to comply with DNA law is apparently not about time or cost. This is where politics or personal bias may come in.”
During their interview with Catherine Herridge, the whistleblowers depicted a grim portrayal of the environment within DHS.
They detailed a culture in which speaking out against non-compliance resulted in harsh repercussions, such as demotions, hostile work environments, and even threats to their safety.
An internal memo that was leaked confirms that Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of DHS, specifically targeted these whistleblowers after they exposed the agency’s decade-long shortcomings.
“With the whistleblowers’ permission, we are releasing the internal government memo that found the border agency (CBP) “retaliated” against them after revealing “the agency’s intentional, decade-long failure to implement a law designed to protect public safety,” Herridge wrote.
EXCLUSIVE: With the whistleblowers’ permission, we are releasing the internal government memo that found the border agency (CBP) “retaliated” against them after revealing "the agency’s intentional, decade-long failure to implement a law designed to protect public safety.”
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— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) August 11, 2024
Below is an excerpt from the interview:
Catherine Herridge: This exclusive internal memo concluded that the border agency retaliated against them, including denial of promotion, hostile work environment, reputational harm, among other issues.
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Fred Wynn: That’s correct. For me personally, it’s a mystery as to why the Office of Special Counsel did not see fit to share that document with us.
Michael Taylor: I’ve had my law enforcement credentials and firearms taken away from me. I’ve had my law enforcement retirement taken away from me. We will tell you this: in a law enforcement environment, publicly removing someone’s firearms is the ultimate insult and degradation.
Fred Wynn: I was basically iced—left to sit at my desk every day, doing nothing but the most menial tasks. My future career options were limited because I was working in such a restricted sphere. All that future potential vanished in a day.
Mark Jones: I was demoted three levels. Like Mr. Taylor, my firearms were taken, my credentials were taken, and it was the final blow to a professional career. What we did was come forward. In 75 years or so of combined service, not one of us has even had a written or verbal disciplinary action.
Michael Taylor: One of the supervisors said, as a matter of fact, the agency’s goal is to bankrupt you, make you quit, die, kill yourselves, or preferably all of the above.
Catherine Herridge: What you describe sounds like a criminal conspiracy.
Michael Taylor: We think a lot of this is criminal, not so much even when it comes to us, but the absolute intentional dereliction of implementing the DNA law.
Mark Jones: We don’t need to bring in more crime. We have enough of our own. The tool we have, the DNA Fingerprint Act, we are willfully not complying with. And we ask ourselves, “How is this happening?” I think we know how it’s happening.
Watch the interview below:
BREAKING: Leaked government memo confirms whistleblowers were targeted by Border Agency after exposing federal DNA Collection law was not followed for immigration violations
Homeland Security whistleblowers claim American deaths “were preventable.”
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— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) August 11, 2024
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They lay the ground for “suicide by Hillary” type of murder
The slimy little Bolshevik in charge of Homeland Security, Mayorkas, must be prosecuted. The Congress has the power to deal with him, but he will squeal “antisemitism” with media support, and legislators in fear of the Bolshevik over the Justice Department will melt away.