... He’ll be a border czar, reporting directly to me.” With this latest appointment, Trump continues to stack immigration jobs with men who have publicly defended his efforts on television, in some cases removing Senate-approved officials he had soured on. The Associated Press first reported that the administration was creating the position of immigration czar, and at the time was considering a former Virginia attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, for the job. But a White House-orchestrated staff shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security put the position on the back burner. Trump notably said he has not decided yet whether he would nominate Kevin McAleenan , the acting Homeland Security secretary, to the position permanently. McAleenan is the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, and moved up to the top spot after Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April.

Source: thestar June 14, 2019 13:42 UTC