Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday denied reports that he was kept in the dark about President Trump’s immigration executive order, while defending the plan's implementation and vowing to carry out the order "humanely." It wasn’t a surprise,” Kelly said, in his first press conference since the order on Friday suspended refugee admissions and temporarily restricted immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Kelly, along with the White House, was trying to settle a firestorm in Washington over the rollout of the executive order. Within minutes of Kelly concluding his remarks, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the White House and DHS were working together from the start. McAleenan pledged his agency’s commitment to carrying out the executive order and said he had no knowledge of insubordinate agents.

Source: Fox News January 31, 2017 18:56 UTC