Homeland Security employees working at the department's St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C., say they are being forced to breathe in asbestos dust from demolition work ordered by Secretary Kristi Noem with no masks, no respirators and virtually no warning signs to protect them.
DHS workers exposed to asbestos as Noem expands DC headquarters by demolishing nearby buildings Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected! Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition ...
-- Mike Elk (@mikeelk.bsky.social) Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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