secret police

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It is completely understandable to raise concerns about a tattoo associated with the Nazi secret police; nobody should be regarded as a pedant for doing so.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

From 2014 to 2018, Mr. González López headed 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

There are CIA suits, secret police, faceless bureaucrats and backstabbing traitors lurking in these pages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

It was one of the secret police guards.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin