"We request that you promptly provide details concerning this reported directive to close the border and the related offer of a pardon," House Judiciary Democrats wrote in a letter sent to McAleenan on Tuesday. Warning that such a pardon offer would violate the Constitution, the Committee's Democrats demanded McAleenan identify DHS employees present during President Donald Trump's alleged comments. HOUSE DEMOCRATS DEMAND DOCUMENTS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S 'BIZARRE AND UNLAWFUL' PROPOSAL TO RELEASE MIGRANTS IN SANCTUARY CITIESFox News has not confirmed rumors of the reported pardon. Tuesday's letter came amid reported turmoil at DHS when former Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen allegedly told the president his plans to close the border were illegal. Nielsen reportedly resigned after Trump told McAleenan, then commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, to ignore Nielsen's hesitation and close the border.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2019 21:11 UTC