Homeland Security acting head Kevin McAleenan resigns, leaving department at war with itself

Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, is the latest in the White House's long purge of top officials from the U.S. government's third-largest department.

Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, is leaving President Trump’s administration, making the lawyer and former Obama official the latest departure in a long purge of leadership from the U.S. government’s third-largest department.

The president added he’d be naming McAleenan’s replacement at Homeland Security next week. “Many wonderful candidates!”Despite withstanding months of public sniping from the administration and clear policy disagreements with the president, McAleenan also proved an effective implementer of some of Trump’s most extreme initiatives to crack down at the border.

“With his support, over the last 6 months, we have made tremendous progress mitigating the border security and humanitarian crisis we faced this year,”He added that he’d be working with the department and White House on a “smooth transition.” A Border Patrol agent who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly said morale has suffered as the department struggles to respond to the surge on the border this year. He did not fault McAleenan.

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