If you've spent any time reading the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) public statements lately, you've probably gotten a strong whiff of what Tennessee Williams once called the "powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity."
Of course, all governments since time immemorial have lied, but it's been hard not to notice, especially for reporters, the decline in reliable information being released by the federal government, particularly the DHS Office of Public Affairs, which is responsible for distributing public information about the Trump administration's mass deportation program.
