secret police
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And critics claimed the company’s “Service Department,” designed to see that workers remained “sober and industrious,” was nothing more than a secret police force.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
After a short stint as an intel adviser to Mr. Maduro, Mr. González López was, in April 2019, again assigned to head the secret police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, refuted descriptions of ICE as a secret police force.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
That doesn’t cover everyone, but it’s a pretty broad blow to the secret police: It means uniformed, on-duty agents are legally obligated to have identification at all times.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
At that young age, George joined the Dutch underground resistance movement as a courier, learning to dodge the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
