杰弗里·霍尔斯特德（Jeffrey Halstead），退休的沃思堡警察局局长及前菲尼克斯警察局国土安全指挥官表示，美国军事行动可能会助长“边远或边缘恐怖组织”的气焰
作者：兰登·米恩（Landon Mion）| 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月5日 美国东部时间凌晨3:39
Genasys发言人杰弗里·霍尔斯特德警告称，伊朗冲突可能会加剧那些希望伤害美国人的人的心态，而国土安全部（DHS）的停摆可能会影响联邦政府应对这些威胁的能力。
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一位公共安全专家表示，国土安全部（DHS）的部分政府停摆可能会影响联邦政府应对美国潜在恐怖威胁的能力，他警告称与伊朗不断升级的冲突可能会鼓励那些希望伤害美国人的人采取行动。
德克萨斯州沃思堡市退休警察局长、前菲尼克斯警察局国土安全指挥官杰弗里·霍尔斯特德告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，美国的军事行动可能会“加剧一些边远或边缘恐怖组织采取行动的心态”。
“从历史上看，每当发生冲突，特别是中东地区局势紧张升级、军事行动以及现在宣战的情况下，都会严重影响我们与联邦合作伙伴及时共享情报和收集信息的能力，”霍尔斯特德表示，“由于当前国土安全部处于停摆状态，如果美国境内发生任何事件，可能会出现重大延误，因为联邦应急管理局（FEMA）和其他非常关键的联邦政府部门基本上都已停摆。”
他特别指出，上周末发生在得克萨斯州奥斯汀的恐怖袭击，造成两人死亡、14人受伤。嫌疑人恩迪亚加·迪亚涅（Ndiaga Diagne）是一名53岁的塞内加尔裔归化公民，也被击毙。
（图片：David ‘Dee’ Delgado/路透社）
当局称，他们正在调查这起发生在周日凌晨约2点的酒吧枪击案，将其视为“潜在的恐怖主义关联事件”，因为迪亚涅似乎穿着印有“真主所有物”字样的运动衫和印有伊朗国旗的背心。他的车辆中后来被发现一本《古兰经》，其家中还发现了伊朗国旗和政权领导人的画像。
这起袭击发生在美国与以色列联合军事打击伊朗之后。周六早上，针对伊朗的联合军事打击导致伊朗最高领袖阿里·哈梅内伊（Ali Khamenei）和其他领导人死亡，引发了中东更广泛的冲突。
霍尔斯特德同时也是Genasys的战略账户总监。Genasys是一家通信硬件和软件提供商，在紧急情况下为社区提供帮助。他警告称，如果中东冲突持续，今年晚些时候美国的重大活动，如世界杯足球赛和美国250周年纪念活动，可能会使美国成为“升级的目标”。
他还表示，每当发生政府停摆，“在政治和行政层面，联邦政府的各个方面以及政府运作方式都会出现相当严重的混乱”。
“有时这些关键机构的人员配备会减少，一些机构根本得不到资金支持，”他解释道，“这将延迟并可能阻碍一些关键情报的传递，其中包括可能构成恐怖威胁级别的情报，这些情报需要传达给地方警察，以便巡逻人员、基层警官以及所有监督员了解最新和最严重的威胁，包括美国境内活跃组织可能盯上的高价值目标。”
他补充说，政府停摆会影响“以最快速度将情报传递给需要它的人”的能力，如果信息被忽视或未被传递，延误可能会“非常非常灾难性”。
霍尔斯特德指出，他尚未发现任何证据表明奥斯汀枪击事件与政府停摆有直接关联。
（图片：Ricardo B. Brazziell/奥斯汀美国政治家报 via 美联社；获得福克斯新闻）
“然而，当海外发生军事行动时，尤其是在一些高知名度的恐怖组织或恐怖主义庇护国，这会提升其他人针对美国公民和机构采取行动的心态，”他解释道，“这可能包括学校和宗教场所，以及我们自由生活的方式。”
“当海外发生与恐怖主义相关的事件时，会在一些‘独狼式’行动者的心态中灌输采取行动的念头，”他继续说道，“如果看看奥斯汀的案例，这正是联邦调查局（FBI）迄今为止所描述的，这可能是一名独狼式行动者对针对伊朗的军事行动做出的反应，他穿着印有‘真主所有物’的衬衫，这表明他的宗教信仰和/或可能与某些恐怖主义有关联。”
国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）在给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中表示：“我正在与我们的联邦情报和执法合作伙伴直接协调，我们将继续密切监控并挫败任何针对国土安全的潜在威胁。”
国土安全部、总统唐纳德·特朗普和国会山的共和党议员继续指责民主党导致停摆。在周末与伊朗冲突爆发后，民主党议员仍然不为所动，包括去年11月投票结束政府停摆的议员。
弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩（Tim Kaine）辩称，国土安全部仍有足够资金来自特朗普去年签署的支出法案，民主党不会突然放弃他们的改革要求。缅因州独立参议员安格斯·金（Angus King）告诉《国会山报》，他认为资金谈判与伊朗正在进行的战争之间没有任何关联。
“我认为联邦应急管理局（FEMA）和海岸警卫队之间不存在关联——事实上，也不存在任何关联，”金参议员表示。
共和党人认为，这场冲突使国土安全部的资金更加必要。众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯（Steve Scalise）在X平台（原推特）上写道：“在对伊朗成功发动打击以及联邦调查局发出国内威胁升级警告之后，民主党人继续关闭国土安全部是极其危险的。”
霍尔斯特德表示，这场资金斗争“看起来和我们以往看到的其他停摆一样”，“变成了一方与另一方的对立，然后一方会发表强烈指责，另一方则会进行报复性回应。”
“我认为这可能是近40年来我见过的最严重的内斗，”他说道。
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DHS shutdown may delay US terror response amid Iran conflict, expert warns
Jeffrey Halstead, retired Fort Worth police chief and former Phoenix police commander over Homeland Security, said US military actions can embolden ‘outlying or outlier terrorist entities’
By Landon Mion | Fox News
Published March 5, 2026 3:39am EST
Genasys spokesman Jeffrey Halstead warned that the conflict in Iran could elevate the mindset of people wishing to harm Americans and that the DHS shutdown could impact the federal government’s ability to address those threats.
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The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could impact how the federal government is able to address potential terror threats in the U.S., a public safety expert said, warning that the escalating conflict with Iran could encourage those wishing to harm Americans.
Jeffrey Halstead, a retired police chief in Fort Worth, Texas, and a former commander for Homeland Security for Phoenix police, told Fox News Digital that U.S. military actions could “escalate the mindset of some of these outlying or outlier terrorist entities” wanting to take action.
“We’ve seen historically that any time there is a conflict, especially in the Middle East with escalating tensions, military action and now a declaration of war, there is a significant impact on the ability for us to work collectively to share intelligence and gather information in a timely manner from our federal partners,” Halstead said. “With the current Department of Homeland Security shutdown, if something were to occur here in the United States, there could be some significant delays because FEMA and other very, very critical divisions of the federal government are basically shut down.”
He specifically pointed out the terrorist attack in Austin, Texas, over the weekend, which left two people dead and 14 injured. The suspect, Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old naturalized citizen born in Senegal, was also killed.
The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could impact how the federal government is able to address potential terror threats in the U.S., a public safety expert warned.(David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Reuters)
Authorities said they are investigating the shooting, which took place at a bar at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, as a “potential nexus to terrorism” as Diagne appeared to wear a “Property of Allah” sweatshirt and an undershirt depicting the Iranian flag. A Quran was also later recovered from his vehicle, and an Iranian flag and images of regime leaders were found at his home.
That attack comes after U.S.-Israeli joint military strikes, which began against Iran on Saturday morning, killed the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other leaders, triggering a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Halstead, who is also the director of strategic accounts at Genasys, a communications hardware and software provider that helps communities during emergencies, warned that events in the U.S. later this year, such as World Cup soccer matches and America’s 250th anniversary, could make the U.S. an “escalated target” if the conflict in the Middle East remains active.
He also said anytime there is a government shutdown, there seems to be a “pretty significant distraction, both politically and administratively, in every facet of our federal government and the manner in which the government operates.”
“Sometimes there is reduced staffing in some of these critical agencies, and some of the agencies aren’t being funded at all,” he said. “This will delay and possibly impede some of that critical intelligence, which could be terroristic threat level intelligence, that needs to be in the hands of local police, so that the beat officers, the patrol officers, as well as all the supervisors, understand the latest and greatest threats, including high-profile targets that could be on the radar of some of these active cells in the United States.”
He added that the government shutdown has an impact on the ability to “get that intelligence as fast as possible into the hands of those that need it” and that delays could be “very, very catastrophic” if the information is ignored or not sent.
Halstead noted that he has not seen any evidence that the shooting in Austin is directly tied to the government shutdown.
Police secure the scene outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in downtown Austin after a shooting that left three people dead and more than a dozen wounded.(Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP; Obtained by Fox News)
“However, when there are military actions overseas, especially in a lot of these high-profile terrorist organizations or terrorist hosting countries, it elevates the mindset for other people to take actions against American citizens and institutions in America,” he explained. “That could be schools and religious sites, and it could be the way that we live our lives with freedom.”
“When these incidents overseas happen that are terror-related, it does instill in the mindset of some of these lone wolf-style actors to take action,” he continued. “And if you look at [the case in Austin], that is exactly what the FBI has profiled to date, that this was a lone wolf probably acting upon the military action that was taken against Iran, and then wearing a shirt, ‘Property of Allah,’ that speaks to his either religious belief and/or possibility of some terroristic ties.”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said: “I am in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland.”
DHS, President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to place blame on Democrats for the shutdown. After the conflict with Iran began over the weekend, Democratic lawmakers remain unmoved, including those who voted to end the government shutdown in November.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., argued that DHS still has plenty of money left from Trump’s spending bill signed last year and that Democrats are not going to suddenly abandon their demands for reform. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told The Hill that he sees no correlation between the funding negotiations and the ongoing war in Iran.
“I don’t think there’s any relationship between FEMA and Iran — or the Coast Guard, for that matter,” King said.
A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.(Contributor/Getty Images)
Republicans contend that the conflict makes DHS funding even more necessary, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., writing on X: “Following the successful strikes on Iran and the FBI’s warning of elevated threats here at home, it is dangerous for Democrats in Washington to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down.”
Halstead said the funding fight “looks like all the other shutdowns that we’ve seen,” adding that it “becomes one side against the other, and then they will make some strong allegations and statements and then publicly the other side will make retaliation.”
“This is probably some of the worst infighting I think I’ve seen in almost 40 years,” he said.
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