Trump’s Immigration Pick Attacked Obama Programs in Ghost-Written Senate Letters

Ianus · 05-23-2017, 10:14 PM

https://www.propublica.org/article/t...written-senate

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On Wednesday, May 24, Cissna, 50, who has worked on immigration policy at Homeland Security for much of his career, is scheduled to appear at a confirmation hearing chaired by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley. From 2015 until earlier this year, Cissna worked for Grassley on immigration issues, having been detailed to his staff by Homeland Security. During that time, he remained on the agency’s payroll.

While there, he drafted dozens of letters under the senator’s name to Homeland Security officials, helping Grassley, an Iowa Republican, to intensify his oversight of immigration and creating a blueprint for dismantling President Obama’s initiatives, according to a dozen current and former agency and congressional staff members.

ProPublica reviewed more than 60 of the letters sent by Grassley during the time Cissna worked in his office. Among the policies they criticized were:

An emergency program for Central American children to reunite with parents in the U.S. The system “unquestionably circumvents the refugee program established by Congress,” according to a November 2015 letter.

The system for granting asylum to people claiming persecution in their home countries. A November 2016 letter claimed thousands of immigrants were “amassing” in Mexican border cities with the intention of “asserting dubious claims of asylum, which will practically guarantee their entry.”

Giving so-called “Dreamers” — undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — the chance to obtain travel documents on top of work permits. This program would “open the door to undocumented immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship,” a March 2016 letter said.

A program allowing undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime to stay in the U.S. even if there are no visa slots available. A December 2016 letter said the policy is “being exploited by those wishing to defraud the system and avoid deportation.”

APinfo · 05-24-2017, 02:18 AM

Well, hell...

MIdreamer · 09:29 AM

Trump has been picking people that are against DACA into DHS. This is very concerning. This guy will become head of USCIS and have real power over a lot of Obama's executive actions on immigration.

Read the whole article, he is very much against advance parole.

Got_Daca · 05-24-2017, 04:22 PM

How much leeway does this Prick have to mess up DACA?

ceaguila · 05-24-2017, 04:31 PM

Senator Dick Durbin: Mr. Cissna testified under oath that he would maintain existing #DACA guidelines. If he’s confirmed, I intend to hold him to that promise.

He testified today before the senate judiciary committee

Swim19 · 05-24-2017, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ceaguila

Senator Dick Durbin: Mr. Cissna testified under oath that he would maintain existing #DACA guidelines. If he’s confirmed, I intend to hold him to that promise.

He testified today before the senate judiciary committee

So glad Durbin asked him that!

Got_Daca · 05-24-2017, 07:59 PM

Gotta love Durbin. My senator. Hope he never retires

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Trump’s Immigration Pick Attacked Obama Programs in Ghost-Written Senate Letters