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Tag: Kirstjen Nielsen

Party Politics

Crisis At The Border, Shake-Up At Homeland Security, Trump Visits Texas, And More

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 12, 2019 · Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer also discuss Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick and Speaker Bonnen proposing a 1 percent sales tax increase to cut property taxes.

Tags asylum Central America Donald Trump immigration Kirstjen Nielsen texas

National

Trump Shakeup: Nielsen Goes, Then Secret Service Chief

Colleen Long, Associated Press / ZEKE MILLER, AP

Posted on April 8, 2019 · A day after resigning as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen said she still shares Trump's goal of securing the Mexican border.

Tags Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen southern border U.S.-Mexico border

News

Homeland Security Secretary Insists Border Crisis Is ‘Real’

Colleen Long, Associated Press

Posted on March 6, 2019 · During her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kirstjen Nielsen was asked about conversations with President Donald Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border.

Tags border Customs and Border Protection homeland security Kirstjen Nielsen Trump

Immigration

U.S. Is Rolling Out Its ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy On Central American Asylum-Seekers

Richard Gonzales NPR

Posted on January 25, 2019 · The plan, expected to meet with a swift legal challenge, comes out of talks with Mexican officials. The administration is implementing it first at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.

Tags Central America Kirstjen Nielsen mexico Trump U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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US Says Asylum-Seeking Migrants To Wait In Mexico

Colleen Long, Associated Press

Posted on December 20, 2018 · Only about 9 percent of people are actually granted asylum. The Trump administration says too many migrants make false claims.

Tags asylum border Donald Trump Kirstjen Nielsen mexico United States

Texas

Some In Valley Say Border Patrol Keeps Them In The Dark When It Comes To The Wall

David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio (TPR)

Posted on November 15, 2018 · Construction begins in February on an eight-mile stretch of border wall in the Rio Grande Valley, but some against the wall say they’ve been barred from planning meetings.

Tags border border patrol Jim Mattis Kirstjen Nielsen mexico National Butterfly Center texas texas civil rights project

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US: ‘Everything on Table’ to Block Migrants at Border

ELLIOT SPAGAT, AP / Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Posted on October 26, 2018 · Pentagon approves a request for additional troops at the southern border, expected to total at least 800 and possibly more than 1,000

Tags Arizona California Kirstjen Nielsen national guard Pentagon texas Trump

News

Today Is The Deadline to Reunite All Separated Families; Where Do Things Stand?

Joshua Barajas, PBS NewsHour

Posted on July 26, 2018 · Here’s a look at the administration’s reunification efforts leading up to Thursday’s deadline, and what’s next for affected families

Tags ACLU Donald Trump families divided family separation immigration Kirstjen Nielsen zero tolerance

Immigration

Turner Joins Other Mayors Asking Government To Stop Separation Of Immigrant Families

HPM Digital Team

Posted on June 7, 2018 · Houston Mayor tweets that the “zero tolerance” policy is ‘inhumane’ and ‘un-American'

Tags houston Jeff Sessions Kirstjen Nielsen sylvester turner Trump zero tolerance

News

Homeland Security Secretary Defends Separating Families Who Cross Border Illegally

Richard Gonzales NPR / John Burnett, NPR

Posted on May 10, 2018 · In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the administration is merely following the law

Tags border homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Separating Families

News

DHS Secretary Visits Texas And Says Sanctuary Cities Should Not Receive Federal Funding

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on December 12, 2017 · Kirstjen Nielsen also met with Governor Abbott to discuss the post-Harvey recovery

Tags DHS greg abbott harvey Kirstjen Nielsen sanctuary texas

News

Trump Leaves Top Administration Positions Unfilled, Says Hollow Government By Design

TAMARA KEITH, NPR

Posted on October 12, 2017 · With a Cabinet post awaiting a nominee and hundreds of senior government positions unfilled, Trump said he is draining the swamp. Others say he is leaving "substitute teachers" in charge

Tags homeland security secretary human services secretary Kirstjen Nielsen President Trump Trump

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