The temporary replacement for Kirstjen Nielsen, who quit on Sunday as Secretary ...
WASHINGTON - The temporary replacement for Kirstjen Nielsen, who quit on Sunday as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security , faces the difficult reality of a boss who is demanding legally dubious solutions to an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
As acting secretary, McAleenan follows Nielsen and Elaine Duke, who led the department on an acting basis after John Kelly, Trump’s first DHS secretary, became White House chief of staff in 2017. Trump took office in January of that year. Memorable images of women and children fleeing tear gas on the Mexican border happened on Nielsen’s watch, and McAleenan, whose officers made the decision to use tear gas canisters, defended its use.
Trump increasingly has demanded policies that would violate U.S. laws, international agreements and court settlements or require Congress to pass dramatic legislative changes.
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