BREAKING: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is leaving the administration, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday evening
The administration also has forced more than 48,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico pending the outcome of their U.S. cases under a policy known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. While the Trump administration credits the “remain in Mexico” expansion for helping diminish the flow at the border, advocates contend it strands vulnerable migrants in dangerous border towns.
With McAleenan’s exit, Trump will have cycled through four DHS chiefs in less than three years. Many of the department‘s senior leadership positions remain vacant or filled by acting officials. David Pekoske, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is currently serving as acting DHS deputy secretary, and is next line to become acting secretary. But acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli is rumored to be a possible McAleenan successor. Another frequently mentioned candidate is Mark Morgan, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.in an Oct.
“What I don’t have control over is the tone, the message, the public face and approach of the department in an increasingly polarized time,” McAleeanan said. “That’s uncomfortable, as the accountable, senior figure.” Border arrests soared earlier this year to levels not seen in a decade, a phenomenon that stretched federal resources. The Trump administration, with McAleeanan at the forefront, argued to members of Congress that the migrant flow had caused a humanitarian crisis at the border that required additional funding.
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