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

By artappraiser on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:27pm |

McConnell source tells me Cucinelli will “never” get confirmed - Cucinelli supported a McConnell primary challenge in 2014 https://t.co/TyN0bWdmEq
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 25, 2019

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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

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:34pm

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

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:37pm

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 [....]

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 2:00pm

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

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 8:25pm

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

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