DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen expected to resign, officials say

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is expected to offer her resignation at a meeting at the White House on Sunday, U.S. officials familiar with the matter say. Nielsen was set to meet with President Trump at 5 p.m., the officials said.
Nielsen's expected departure is a part of a massive DHS overhaul engineered and directed by top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, according to a senior U.S. official. It's unclear whether Nielsen is deciding to resign voluntarily, or whether she has been pressured to resign. Nielsen has served as DHS secretary since December 2017, and questions about how much longer she might last have swirled for months, as the president continues to articulate his frustrations about illegal immigration.

Nielsen's anticipated exit also comes after Mr. Trump announced that he wants to go in a "tougher" direction for Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, after previously announcing Ron Vitiello would head ICE.
An official tells CBS News that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan is under consideration to serve as the acting DHS secretary if Nielsen's resignation becomes official, but it is unlikely he would be nominated as Nielsen's permanent replacement.
In recent days, Mr. Trump has threatened to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border or slap tariffs on cars made in Mexico coming into the U.S., if Mexico and Congress don't fix the situation at the border.
This is a developing story and will be updated.

oh fun, Kobach will certainly be an upgrade

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kirstje...es-2019-04-07/

My boy Stephen Miller be like...

Nielsen is most likely going to be replaced with someone that's more hard line.

maybe we need to take a hard one in the ass for something to pass. ; )

Good luck confirming someone crazy hardline. Stephen miller as always way out of his depth. Who are they going to nominate? Kobach?! Lol.
I still don’t know how a 30 year old can control immigration policy for this massive country. Only in the Trump administration.

Unfortunately republicans gained seats so comfirming a harliner is not out of the question.

Disagree. There is a reason why it hasn’t been done yet. There are stil 4 or 5 moderate GOP in the senate. Kobach wouldn’t get past them.

Well it could be worse

He's put someone high in the CBP as the acting Secretary of DHS. Next DHS Sec is going to be someone from the CBP or ICE.

You think GOP senate is going to stand up for immigrants? I'm neutral to doubtful. We'll see.