At DHS, Evans quickly became known as the final gatekeeper' for all funding requests, Cohen wrote. She was given the nickname, Terminator, for her habit of terminating grants, terminating contracts, terminating people, according to CNN. She's the enforcer for DHS, one source told CNN. Her job was to effectively grind FEMA to a halt. Some sources told Cohen said Evans has been an effective force in DHS' push to improve efficiency, cut perceived waste and reshape FEMA to fit the president's priorities.
The current official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity, said 12 ICE field office directors - the officers who run the network of field offices around the country responsible for immigration enforcement - were being reassigned. Half are to be replaced by existing or retired Customs and Border Protection staff, while the other half would be replaced by ICE officers, both the current and former officials said.
Select federal law enforcement officers will see a "super check" in the bank by Wednesday, while most of their colleagues in government are approaching their fourth week without pay during the government shutdown.
What she's doing really has nothing to do with her as an employee, as an NYC detective," a police union source told The New York Post at the time. "She's not wearing NYPD paraphernalia. Nothing in the video says she's a detective. If she is performing for money, if she has a side gig, the job would want to know about that. The member would be obligated to file an off-duty employment application. I would say nothing she does in the video is the department's business.
"So I'm here now to try to understand better why the Bureau of Prisons is now playing along with the Department of Homeland Security's unlawful, illegal, and unconstitutional efforts to prevent me from doing my congressional oversight."