Trump’s DHS Can Now Spy More Easily on LGBTQ Americans

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Bloomberg Government first reported. “I&A’s work has attracted close scrutiny for years because of its domestic focus, with intelligence often involving US citizens and others in the country.”According to The Advocate, an archived version of the text previously read:“OSIC Personnel are prohibited from engaging in intelligence activities based solely on an individual’s or group’s race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, country of birth, nationality, or disability.

The use of these characteristics is permitted only in combination with other information, and only where (1) intended and reasonably believed to support one or more of I&A’s national or departmental missions and (2) narrowly focused in support of that mission (or those missions).”READ MORE: ‘Sweeping’ Workforce Reduction Plans Ordered by Project 2025 Architect, Now Trump OMB HeadThe words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” have since been removed.“The Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) is a unique member of the U.S.

Intelligence Community (IC),” the office states on its homepage within the DHS domain. “I&A is the only IC element statutorily charged with delivering intelligence to our State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) and private sector partners, and developing intelligence from those partners for the Department and the IC.”“I&A specializes in sharing unique intelligence and analysis with operators and decision-makers to identify and mitigate threats to the homeland,” it continues. “I&A’s main focus is to provide the Department with the intelligence and information it needs to keep the Homeland safe, secure, and resilient.”In January 2024, Just Security—an independent, nonpartisan law and policy journal led.