the secret police
noun
: a police organization that is run by a government and that operates in a secret way to control the actions of people who oppose the government
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Transparency and accountability are what separate democracy from authoritarianism and legitimate law enforcement from the secret police in antidemocratic regimes.
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Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Walz came under fire for likening the actions of ICE under the Trump administration to the Gestapo, the secret police force of Nazi Germany.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sharply criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for comparing immigration enforcement officers under President Trump to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in a commencement speech over the weekend.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Anonymous death threats, conspicuous surveillance and cautionary visits from a representative of the secret police (Ian Hart) soon follow.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 May 2025
TikTok is fun and cute, but the secret police of those hostile dictatorships are not.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The Mukhabarat, the secret police modelled on East Germany's Stasi, exerted control over every aspect of life.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Dec. 2024
New York City resident Chen Jinping, 60, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in connection with the secret police station in Lower Manhattan's Chinatown, according to a release from the DOJ.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Author Gilles Perrault urged him to emigrate, but attempts to document his story or pressure Poland were thwarted by the secret police.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Walz came under fire for likening the actions of ICE under the Trump administration to the Gestapo, the secret police force of Nazi Germany.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sharply criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for comparing immigration enforcement officers under President Trump to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in a commencement speech over the weekend.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Anonymous death threats, conspicuous surveillance and cautionary visits from a representative of the secret police (Ian Hart) soon follow.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 May 2025
TikTok is fun and cute, but the secret police of those hostile dictatorships are not.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
The Mukhabarat, the secret police modelled on East Germany's Stasi, exerted control over every aspect of life.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Dec. 2024
New York City resident Chen Jinping, 60, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in connection with the secret police station in Lower Manhattan's Chinatown, according to a release from the DOJ.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Author Gilles Perrault urged him to emigrate, but attempts to document his story or pressure Poland were thwarted by the secret police.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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