{"id":7198,"date":"2026-07-13T01:56:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=7198"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:56:39","slug":"dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/13\/dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Personnel Reportedly Polygraphed by U.S. Air Force Polygraphers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dhs-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dhs-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dhs-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dhs-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dhs-logo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lok Darjee reports for the <em>Guardian<\/em> in an article dated Saturday, 11 July 2026 and titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jul\/11\/inside-homeland-security-campaign-of-fear\">&#8220;Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security\u2019s campaign of fear.&#8221;<\/a> Excerpt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple current and former DHS officials told the Guardian that they had witnessed or personally been subjected to polygraph examinations \u2013 not as part of routine security reviews, but as a tool of intimidation. The Guardian spoke with several former and current officials who independently underwent the examinations, and their accounts corroborated one another in significant detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bgov.com\/bloomberg-government-news\/noem-directs-polygraph-use-to-target-homeland-security-leaks\">use of polygraphs<\/a>&nbsp;across federal agencies has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/12\/politics\/dhs-fema-lie-detector-tests-leaks\">widely reported<\/a>, and DHS has said it is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/with-polygraphs-probes-trump-administration-chases-even-minor-leaks-2025-05-23\/\">unapologetic<\/a>\u201d about its efforts to root out leakers. But the identities of the people conducting the examinations was previously unknown. The officials told the Guardian that the few individuals who administered their polygraphs identified themselves as air force personnel being used to interrogate civilian employees of a separate federal agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Guardian submitted detailed questions to the Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Defense and Air Force Public Affairs regarding the polygraphing of civilian employees by military personnel, the elimination of oversight bodies, the treatment of career staff and the separation of families. The Air Force communications department declined to address the substance of the questions, instead referring the Guardian to the DHS, stating that any polygraphs of DHS personnel \u201cwould have taken place under [DHS\u2019s] direction and authority\u201d. The DHS did not respond to multiple requests for comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polygraph tests were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dhs-lie-detector-tests-employees-leakers-immigration-raids\/\">ostensibly prompted by unspecified<\/a>&nbsp;concerns about the employees\u2019 security clearances. None of the former officials said they were shown the underlying allegations or given an opportunity to respond before being ordered to appear. All said they believed the justification was fabricated and used to create a climate of fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several former officials who underwent the polygraph also recalled being read their Miranda rights before questioning began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was Mirandized,\u201d one former official recalled. \u201cMiranda warnings are only for criminal investigations and prosecutions. There is no civil or employment context for being read your rights. It strongly implied that I was going to be arrested and leave in handcuffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of Mirandizing federal employees during polygraph screening &#8220;tests&#8221; seems odd, as these are not custodial interrogations that would require Miranda warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The employees received a written notice that described the examination as voluntary. But multiple former employees said supervisors told them that senior leadership had made the consequences clear: refusal could result in the loss of a security clearance and, with it, their job.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Voluntary&#8221; polygraph examinations are not voluntary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 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. They 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said they were warned not to alter their breathing and told that failure to comply could invalidate the results. One official recalled the blood-pressure cuff remaining inflated for long stretches, causing her hand to turn bright red. Another said they felt as though they were suffocating because they were forbidden from taking \u201cdeep breaths\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some examinations lasted as long as six hours. Several employees were required to return for additional sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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 one former employee said. \u201cTrivial things from your personal life, from years ago. Then they make you feel like a very immoral person.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polygraph &#8220;testing&#8221; has <a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/articles\/article-018.shtml\">no scientific basis<\/a>, and outcomes have little to do with whether a person has spoken the truth. Its sole utility is as a tool of intimidation to encourage admissions. The late polygraph critic and former police polygrapher Doug Williams described it as a &#8220;psychological rubber hose.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHS personnel subjected to such mandatory polygraph screenings may benefit from AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s free book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/pubs.shtml\">The Lie Behind the Lie Detector<\/a><\/em>, which demystifies the polygraph process and explains how to mitigate the risk of a false positive outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of military polygraph operators to interrogate civilian personnel from non-DoD agencies is unconventional. AntiPolygraph.org invites comment from any readers who can help shed light on this practice. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/contact.shtml\">contact page<\/a> for details on how to reach us securely (and anonymously, if you prefer).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Darjee reports for the Guardian in an article dated Saturday, 11 July 2026 and titled, &#8220;Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security\u2019s campaign of fear.&#8221; Excerpt: Multiple current and former DHS officials told the Guardian that they had witnessed or personally been subjected to polygraph examinations \u2013 not as part of routine security reviews, &#8230; <a title=\"DHS Personnel Reportedly Polygraphed by U.S. Air Force Polygraphers\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/13\/dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about DHS Personnel Reportedly Polygraphed by U.S. Air Force Polygraphers\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[215,70,644],"class_list":["post-7198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygraph","tag-dhs","tag-polygraph-screening","tag-usaf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DHS Personnel Reportedly Polygraphed by U.S. Air Force Polygraphers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2026\/07\/13\/dhs-personnel-reportedly-polygraphed-by-u-s-air-force-polygraphers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DHS Personnel Reportedly Polygraphed by U.S. Air Force Polygraphers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lok Darjee reports for the Guardian in an article dated Saturday, 11 July 2026 and titled, &#8220;Six-hour polygraphs, forced reassignments: inside homeland security\u2019s campaign of fear.&#8221; Excerpt: Multiple current and former DHS officials told the Guardian that they had witnessed or personally been subjected to polygraph examinations \u2013 not as part of routine security reviews, ... 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