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A look at the secretive unit inside Department of Homeland Security

NPR | By Mary Louise Kelly,

Michelle Aslam, Justine Kenin

Published September 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM CDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the reporter of a story that shows how the Department of Homeland Security is feeding information to local police as part of DHS' Predictive Intelligence Unit.

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a host of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine. She is also the host of NPR's national security podcast, Sources & Methods.

Michelle Aslam

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.