Nielsen’s departure was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet on Sunday
In this photo taken on April 5, 2019, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen waits for U.S. President Donald Trump to disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at Naval Air Facility El Centro in El Centro, Calif., as he arrives to visit the border wall between the United States and Mexico.U.S.
In another tweet, Trump said Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, would become acting DHS secretary.Nielsen, 46, has held the position since December 2017. As it includes immigration and customs enforcement, her department is responsible for carrying out some of Trump’s most contentious policies as he has sought to cut back on the number of Mexicans and Central Americans entering the United States without proper documentation.
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