{"id":3964,"date":"2026-07-12T04:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3964"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:39:58","slug":"forbidden-from-taking-deep-breaths-report-exposes-alarming-tactics-used-on-dhs-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3964","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Forbidden from taking deep breaths\u2019: Report exposes alarming tactics used on DHS staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Countless Homeland Security (DHS) officials were subjected to &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; intimidation tactics amid the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown, The Guardian revealed in an explosive investigative report published on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3962\">Middle East erupts as Iran launches missile attacks at multiple US allies: journalist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After speaking with more than three dozen current and former DHS officials over four months, The Guardian uncovered what is described as an \u201cextraordinary campaign of intimidation\u201d inside the agency, with lengthy and frequent polygraph tests being among the chief tools \u201cof intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least three former DHS officials described being escorted into small, windowless rooms and connected to polygraph equipment, including a pulse monitor, sensors on the floor under their feet and in the seat of their chair, a blood-pressure cuff and chest bands that measured breathing patterns,\u201d The Guardian\u2019s report reads. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were instructed to face a blank wall while the examiner sat behind them. A video camera recorded from the corner. One room contained two-way mirrored glass. Officials said they were warned not to alter their breathing and told that failure to comply could invalidate the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The polygraph tests, some of the officials told The Guardian, were sometimes painful and lasted up to six hours.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=3960\">Trump admin rebuked on world stage after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz: report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne official recalled the blood-pressure cuff remaining inflated for long stretches, causing her hand to turn bright red,\u201d The Guardian\u2019s report reads. \u201cAnother said they felt as though they were suffocating because they were forbidden from taking \u2018deep breaths.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one former DHS employee recalled the questions they were asked when undergoing a polygraph test, a test that was described as voluntary but carried with it a \u201cclear\u201d threat of \u201closs of security clearance and, with it, their job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey encourage you to spill everything, saying that you\u2019ll \u2018get through\u2019 the questions if you don\u2019t have anything on your mind,\u201d the ex-DHS employee told The Guardian. \u201cTrivial things from your personal life, from years ago. 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