“Nearly 20 years of abuse, waste, and corruption demonstrate the failure of the DHS experiment.
“Dismantling DHS, breaking it apart into various federal agencies, and shrinking its federal budget will allow for more effective oversight, accountability and public transparency,” it added.
Dismantling DHS, breaking it apart into various federal agencies, and shrinking its federal budget will allow for more effective oversight, accountability and public transparency.
https://t.co/OCEhylML0t — ACLU (@ACLU) August 10, 2020.
In the op-ed, Romero noted several former DHS and national security officials who have expressed dismay at the recent trajectory of the department.
The idea at the time was to increase the importance of homeland security by unifying various parts of the government under one umbrella.
Plaintiffs in the case include the Portland Mercury as well as several journalists and legal observers who claim agents assaulted them. »