dagblog - Comments for "In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration"

Schumer:

artappraiser — Sun, 26 May 2019 00:25:49 +0000

In reply to In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration

Schumer:

Evidently Francis Cissna isn’t nearly anti-immigrant enough for Stephen Miller so he’s installing Ken Cuccinelli as the head of @USCIS.

This move threatens whatever integrity is left at President @realDonaldTrump’s USCIS.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 25, 2019

Citizenship and immigration

artappraiser — Sat, 25 May 2019 18:00:34 +0000

In reply to In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration

Citizenship and immigration services chief resigns

By Matthew Choi and Anita Kumar @ Politico.com, 05/24/2019 06:46 PM EDT

The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services resigned from his post Friday at President Donald Trump's request, according to his resignation letter.

Francis Cissna will be replaced by former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Cissna emphasized that during his tenure, he was committed to enforcing the rule of law and laying the groundwork for effective immigration reform [....]

Judge rules Trump can't take

artappraiser — Sat, 25 May 2019 02:37:04 +0000

In reply to In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration

Judge rules Trump can't take the money for his wall

Trump’s efforts to build a border wall hit a roadblock when a federal judge grants a preliminary injunction preventing him from redirecting funds from other agencies toward the barrier. ⁦@jdelreal⁩ https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY https://t.co/Btwg4oQQoY
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 25, 2019

Ahead of the holiday weekend in 3-2-1: In first ruling on the issue, judge writes executive branch’s plans to divert funds for border wall exceeded its authority https://t.co/88E53ODPxf via @WSJ
— Louise Radnofsky (@louiseradnofsky) May 25, 2019

Politico Liam Donovan agrees

artappraiser — Sat, 25 May 2019 02:34:36 +0000

In reply to In Shift, Trump Will Pick Kenneth Cuccinelli to Oversee Legal Immigration

Politico Liam Donovan agrees with Maggie's source that he won't be confirmed; retweeted by Rick Wilson:

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— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) May 25, 2019