House Republicans have launched an inquiry into the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover domestic intelligence collecting operation.
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.), along with subpanel chairs Reps. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) penned a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about their concerns.
The lawmakers said in their March 13, letter that they are conducting oversight of the DHS’s Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program (OHIC) operated by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA).
According to the lawmakers, the program “raises serious concerns about the Department’s overreach of its statutory mandate and potential violations of Americans’ fundamental civil liberties.”…