U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Has Resigned





Daily Mail: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen RESIGNS after President Trump blamed her for the surge in illegal immigrants coming across and spent months threatening to fire her

* Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen met with President Donald Trump Sunday evening and submitted her resignation
* 'Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service,' Trump tweeted on Sunday
* Her tenure at Homeland has been marked by an up-and-down relationship with the president, who railed against the immigration problem at the border
* Nielsen was reported to be frustrated with the White House blind siding her when it dropped Ron Vitiello to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* That and the pressure of the ongoing immigration crisis prompted her to resign
* Trump was also frustrated by the inability of the department to close the border and to change asylum laws to prevent immigrants from claiming that status
* 'Frustrations were building on both sides,' a source told Axios
* Nielsen survived 15 months despite reports Trump was planning to fire her
* Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will be acting secretary

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen submitted her resignation to President Donald Trump on Sunday evening after months of threats from the president to fire her amid his growing frustration over border security.

'Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service,' Trump tweeted on Sunday evening.

He announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will be acting secretary.

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WNU Editor: Can's say that I am surprised.

More News On U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Resigning

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen has resigned -- AP
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns -- Reuters
Nielsen out at Homeland Security -- The Hill
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns after clashes with Trump on immigration -- CBS
Nielsen resigns as DHS secretary after White House meeting with Trump -- FOX News
Homeland Security chief Nielsen is out -- Politico
Trump says DHS Secretary Nielsen leaving -- CNN
Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns After Trump Flogged Her Over Border Security -- Daily Beast

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