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Drunk DHS Employee Crashes BMW Into Buildings in Vermont

USCIS operations worker accused of plowing car through two Main Street buildings, renewing concerns about conduct inside the immigration enforcement apparatus.

Pablo Manríquez
Dec 01, 2025
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Photo courtesy of Nicole Alexandra.

WASHINGTON — A 45-year-old federal employee with the Department of Homeland Security crashed his vehicle into two separate buildings in Waitsfield, Vermont in the early morning hours of November 23, leaving significant structural damage and injuring a passenger.

Eric McCarthy, who works as an Operations Support Specialist at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and a Management and Program Analyst at DHS, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.​

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