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Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem diverted about $150 million in federal funding approved to counter national security threats posed by China and instead used it for security at sporting events. <\/p>\n

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The \u201cbig beautiful\u201d spending bill passed by congressional Republicans last year included $170 million for \u201cmaritime domain awareness\u201d technology to fight China\u2019s illegal fishing operations worldwide, Punchbowl News reported. <\/p>\n

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The illegal fishing takes place at a scale that \u201cconstitutes ecocide conducted via gross human rights abuses,\u201d and \u201cposes an acute threat to the U.S. and our allies,\u201d a bipartisan group of senators wrote Thursday in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But instead of using the $170 million in funding for its intended purpose, the Department of Homeland Security under Noem diverted $155 million to counter-drone technology for events like the World Cup and President Donald Trump\u2019s sparsely attended America250 celebrations, Punchbowl reported.<\/p>\n

The other $15 million was used for Coast Guard communications technology and a Merchant Marine credentialing system.<\/p>\n

The funding was secured by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee. <\/p>\n

Cruz confirmed to Punchbowl that the money had not \u201cgone where it needed to go,\u201d but didn\u2019t specify what it was used for. <\/p>\n

That information was provided by a senior congressional official and an administration official who was briefed on how the money was allocated, according to Punchbowl.<\/p>\n

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Generally speaking, federal agencies cannot divert congressionally approved funds unless lawmakers explicitly grant them transfer authority, according to the Congressional Research Service. <\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the necessary approval had been given for the expenditures, which Noem would have personally signed off on.<\/p>\n

The former secretary\u2014who was dubbed \u201cICE Barbie\u201d for her habit of cosplaying as an immigration agent and member of the Coast Guard\u2014implemented a controversial rule where she had to personally approve every expense above $100,000. <\/p>\n

The Daily Beast has reached out to DHS for comment. <\/p>\n

Trump fired Noem, 54, in March following a series of scandals, including public outcry over her department\u2019s violent immigration raids and concerns about financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n

She was replaced by Markwayne Mullin, a former senator and congressman, who invited many of the former secretary\u2019s critics to return to the department, pushed her allies out the door, and reversed some of her more controversial policies, including the $100,000 sign-off rule. <\/p>\n

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The department, however, sparked renewed outrage this month after immigration agents killed two people in less than a week during enforcement operations aimed at filling deportation quotas.<\/p>\n

Read more \u2018Silly\u2019 Leavitt Admits Being Trump\u2019s Attack Dog Is All an Act<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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