Burned animal carcass found on DHS official’s porch

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A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security found a burned and decapitated animal carcass on the front porch of his D.C.-area home, according to a DHS official — an incident that occurred as employees of the agency are seeing an increase in violent threats due to the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

The agency sent a letter to all 250,000 employees Saturday stating “there may be a heightened threat against DHS employees” in response to the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy, a DHS official told the Washington Examiner.

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