DHS Workers Exposed to Asbestos as Noem Expands DC HQ

Friday, February 20, 2026

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.

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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 ...

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Lawsuit

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-20 02:03 AM | Reply

They could Quit you know.

They're not slaves.

Isn't that the Republican Mantra about employer abuse of their employees?

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-02-20 08:44 AM | Reply

Fuck off your u stupid Russian cunt.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-20 06:55 PM | Reply

... 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. ...

While they raise a very valid concern about their welfare, I have to ask...

Did they really think that Sec Noem has one iota of concern about their well-being?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-20 07:45 PM | Reply