Politics Securing The Border With A Wall, Duh

[MARIS61]

Illinois woman held 33 Guatemalans in basement, forced them into labor, threatened deportation, authorities say

By Katherine Lam | Fox News

Concepcion Malinek, 49, was arrested on forced labor charges following an federal investigation. (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

An Illinois woman was arrested after she held 33 Guatemalan immigrants, including children, in her basement, forcing them to work and threatening them with deportation, federal authorities said.

Concepcion Malinek faces forced labor charges following a Tuesday morning raid at her Cicero home, where they discovered 19 adults and 14 children, all believed to be from Guatemala, in the basement, a 12-page complaint filed in the Northern District of Illinois stated.

It’s unclear if the Guatemalans were in the country legally, however a victim told authorities he believed a majority of them had claimed political asylum. He claimed at least two of them were in the country illegally, the complaint stated.

Federal authorities began investigating Malinek in March after a person who worked with one of the victims contacted the FBI about potential human trafficking occurring at the residence.

Malinek helped the immigrants travel to the U.S. in 2018 and 2019, but then accused them of owing her thousands of dollars once they were on American soil, the complaint stated. To pay her back, Malinek allegedly forced them to work in a factory in Romeoville and took them to and from their workplace in a white passenger van.

The 49-year-old kept track of the Guatemalans’ debts in a ledger, which appeared to contain signatures and “contract-type language regarding the debts owed to Malinek,” authorities said. One of the “contracts” stated the victim was “free to leave or stay” after the debt was settled.

The immigrants received a minuscule amount of the money they earned, according to the complaint, because the majority of it went to Malinek to pay the debt they owed, authorities said.

One of the victims told authorities Malinek claimed he owed her $18,000 for letting him use her name and home address on his immigration paperwork. He said Malinek allowed his 15-year-old daughter to live on the first floor of the house, but left him and other people in the basement. He would only be able to see his daughter “for limited periods of time” and had to ask for permission to leave the basement, according to the complaint.

Another victim, who allegedly agreed to pay Malinek about $37,000 to get him and his family into the U.S., said he lived in the basement with his wife, 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter.

Malinek allegedly kept her captives quiet about the scheme by threatening deportation and dared them to call immigration officials.

“They already know you are here, so go ahead and call them,” she told them, according to the complaint.

She allegedly told one person, “immigration knows how many people live in this house, you guys are poor and I have all the money.”

Malinek is expected to appear in court on Thursday.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois...-labor-threatened-deportation-authorities-say

 

[Lanny]

Illinois woman held 33 Guatemalans in basement, forced them into labor, threatened deportation, authorities say

By Katherine Lam | Fox News

Concepcion Malinek, 49, was arrested on forced labor charges following an federal investigation. (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

An Illinois woman was arrested after she held 33 Guatemalan immigrants, including children, in her basement, forcing them to work and threatening them with deportation, federal authorities said.

Concepcion Malinek faces forced labor charges following a Tuesday morning raid at her Cicero home, where they discovered 19 adults and 14 children, all believed to be from Guatemala, in the basement, a 12-page complaint filed in the Northern District of Illinois stated.

It’s unclear if the Guatemalans were in the country legally, however a victim told authorities he believed a majority of them had claimed political asylum. He claimed at least two of them were in the country illegally, the complaint stated.

Federal authorities began investigating Malinek in March after a person who worked with one of the victims contacted the FBI about potential human trafficking occurring at the residence.

Malinek helped the immigrants travel to the U.S. in 2018 and 2019, but then accused them of owing her thousands of dollars once they were on American soil, the complaint stated. To pay her back, Malinek allegedly forced them to work in a factory in Romeoville and took them to and from their workplace in a white passenger van.

The 49-year-old kept track of the Guatemalans’ debts in a ledger, which appeared to contain signatures and “contract-type language regarding the debts owed to Malinek,” authorities said. One of the “contracts” stated the victim was “free to leave or stay” after the debt was settled.

The immigrants received a minuscule amount of the money they earned, according to the complaint, because the majority of it went to Malinek to pay the debt they owed, authorities said.

One of the victims told authorities Malinek claimed he owed her $18,000 for letting him use her name and home address on his immigration paperwork. He said Malinek allowed his 15-year-old daughter to live on the first floor of the house, but left him and other people in the basement. He would only be able to see his daughter “for limited periods of time” and had to ask for permission to leave the basement, according to the complaint.

Another victim, who allegedly agreed to pay Malinek about $37,000 to get him and his family into the U.S., said he lived in the basement with his wife, 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter.

Malinek allegedly kept her captives quiet about the scheme by threatening deportation and dared them to call immigration officials.

“They already know you are here, so go ahead and call them,” she told them, according to the complaint.

She allegedly told one person, “immigration knows how many people live in this house, you guys are poor and I have all the money.”

Malinek is expected to appear in court on Thursday.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois...-labor-threatened-deportation-authorities-say

Oh come on, liven it up, tell us how she forced her sexual advances on the men. Better yet, tell us about the golden showers she conducted.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[barfo]

Mexico, New Mexico, and Old Mexico.

barfo

 

[Lanny]

Defense secretary OK's $1 billion for border fencing help

© Thomson Reuters A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle stands at the U.S. and Mexico border fence by in Tijuana, Mexico, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

WASHINGTON — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and building 57 miles of 18-foot-high fencing in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, along the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Pentagon says it will divert up to $1 billion to support the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol. The funding would also go toward installing lighting and constructing roads in those areas.

Shanahan says the Corps' focus will be on blocking "drug-smuggling corridors."

The El Paso sector has suddenly become the second-busiest corridor for illegal border crossings after Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many of them asylum-seeking families from Central America. The Yuma sector has also witnessed a jump in illegal crossings, particularly Guatemalan families in remote areas.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/d...order-fencing-help/ar-BBVe7m8?ocid=spartanntp

Nothing wrong with blocking drug-smuggling corridors. Just make sure the locations are heavy drug smuggling corridors and that the fence is neither easy to go over the top nor easy to tunnel under. No sense paying for a useless feature.

 

[Lanny]

What are the three Mexican countries, Mexico, Mexico and Mexico?

Have these people no intelligence whatsoever?

 

[Lanny]

Illinois woman held 33 Guatemalans in basement, forced them into labor, threatened deportation, authorities say

By Katherine Lam | Fox News

Concepcion Malinek, 49, was arrested on forced labor charges following an federal investigation. (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)

An Illinois woman was arrested after she held 33 Guatemalan immigrants, including children, in her basement, forcing them to work and threatening them with deportation, federal authorities said.

Concepcion Malinek faces forced labor charges following a Tuesday morning raid at her Cicero home, where they discovered 19 adults and 14 children, all believed to be from Guatemala, in the basement, a 12-page complaint filed in the Northern District of Illinois stated.

It’s unclear if the Guatemalans were in the country legally, however a victim told authorities he believed a majority of them had claimed political asylum. He claimed at least two of them were in the country illegally, the complaint stated.

Federal authorities began investigating Malinek in March after a person who worked with one of the victims contacted the FBI about potential human trafficking occurring at the residence.

Malinek helped the immigrants travel to the U.S. in 2018 and 2019, but then accused them of owing her thousands of dollars once they were on American soil, the complaint stated. To pay her back, Malinek allegedly forced them to work in a factory in Romeoville and took them to and from their workplace in a white passenger van.

The 49-year-old kept track of the Guatemalans’ debts in a ledger, which appeared to contain signatures and “contract-type language regarding the debts owed to Malinek,” authorities said. One of the “contracts” stated the victim was “free to leave or stay” after the debt was settled.

The immigrants received a minuscule amount of the money they earned, according to the complaint, because the majority of it went to Malinek to pay the debt they owed, authorities said.

One of the victims told authorities Malinek claimed he owed her $18,000 for letting him use her name and home address on his immigration paperwork. He said Malinek allowed his 15-year-old daughter to live on the first floor of the house, but left him and other people in the basement. He would only be able to see his daughter “for limited periods of time” and had to ask for permission to leave the basement, according to the complaint.

Another victim, who allegedly agreed to pay Malinek about $37,000 to get him and his family into the U.S., said he lived in the basement with his wife, 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter.

Malinek allegedly kept her captives quiet about the scheme by threatening deportation and dared them to call immigration officials.

“They already know you are here, so go ahead and call them,” she told them, according to the complaint.

She allegedly told one person, “immigration knows how many people live in this house, you guys are poor and I have all the money.”

Malinek is expected to appear in court on Thursday.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois...-labor-threatened-deportation-authorities-say

More entertainment from Fox.

 

[riverman]

More entertainment from Fox.

forced them into labor? That's a lot of births at the same time!

 

[MarAzul]

First of all, there's no such thing as an illegal immigrant.

ummm, you best not take that unthought out idea to Mexico and execute.

Entry is allowed at Ports of entry only. When arrive by boat as I have several times, here is the procedure.
If you do not follow this or show up at other than a Port of entry, you will be considered and illegal. I guarantee it.

ARRIVAL FORMALITIES

On arrival in Mexico, yachts must go to the nearest Port of Entry, with the Q and courtesy flags flying.

Depending on the port it will likely be one of two processes:

1. Immigration and Customs Office—your Crew Lists will be stamped and FMMs (Forma Migratoria Multiple) issued for all passengers.
2. Port Captain’s Office: Pay the clear-in fee. In some ports a port fee paid to the API (Port Administrator) may also be required.

or

1. Health inspection – either at the local hospital, or, the Port Captain will ask the doctor to come to his office. This is not always required.
2. Immigration
3. Agriculture
4. Customs
5. Port Captain (pay clearance and port fees)

Crew members will not be allowed off their boats until the vessel has been inspected by Immigration.

Passports must be valid for the length of your stay in Mexico. Some nationalities will be granted a tourist card on arrival (known as an FMM- Forma Migratoria Multiple), others must obtain a visa in advance (see below).

A new regulation aimed at sport fishing boats but which includes all aquatic-recreational activity states that anyone sailing within 12 miles of the coast of Mexico must be in possession of a visa. Cruisers must obtain a FMM at their first port of entry.

Cruisers have reported on the Southbound Group that they were boarded in La Paz Bay by the Mexican Navy checking paperwork and ensuring that crew were legally in Mexico. Other cruisers report that on arrival at Isla Mujeres they were granted a tourist card without difficulty.

See this Official list of countries whose passport holders do not need a visa in advance.


Note the, "inspected by Immigration." The are very keen to make sure this is done. Do you know why?

Sort of the same coming this way. And rightfully so. A big friggin reason for the Fence.

 

[riverman]

@MARIS61 FOX BREAKING NEWS! When you really want real news!

ALL 3 MEXICAN COUNTRIES!!!! Get er done!

 

[Lanny]

@MARIS61 FOX BREAKING NEWS! When you really want real news!
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ALL 3 MEXICAN COUNTRIES!!!! Get er done!

How can anyone be ignorant enough to believe something as blatantly obviously wrong as that incredibly stupid statement? I guess with the intellectual level of the typical Trump fan you've got to expect more of this sort of stupid stuff in the future.

 

[riverman]

sorry dog...I was in such a rush to post this here I didn't scroll back

 

[SlyPokerDog]

sorry dog...I was in such a rush to post this here I didn't scroll back

It should be posted once in honor of each Mexican country.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[MarAzul]

I guess with the intellectual level of the typical Trump fan you've got to expect more of this sort of stupid stuff

Again, you show you're class.
Pathetic.

 

[MARIS61]

Mexican cartel gunmen kidnap and beat 11 police officers

By Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News

The officers were traveling in two police trucks when their attackers surrounded them, ordering them to get out and forcing them to kneel. (istock)

Cartel gunmen kidnapped 11 police officers traveling through the Mexican central state of Puebla during the weekend, taking their guns and detaining them for hours, according to reports.

The officers were traveling in two police trucks when their attackers surrounded them, ordering them to get out and forcing them to kneel, reported Mexican news outlets. The gunmen, who had been in three SUVs, took the officers’ weapons and cell phones and beat them, according to the reports.

The officers had finished responding to a call about an attempted theft of gasoline from an oil refinery.

MEXICAN GOVERNMENT APOLOGIZES FOR DEATHS AFTER POLICE HANDED YOUTHS OVER TO RUTHLESS DRUG GANG

The gunmen released the police near a highway in Mexico City, but kept their police trucks, as well as the other items they had taken.

The attackers released the officers after authorities launched a search for them.

22 BUS PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO MAY BE MIGRANTS

The area where the police were kidnapped is a high-risk one for kidnapping and other crimes, reported the Mexico News Daily.

Roughly 1,200 people were kidnapped in Mexico in 2017, which has been a problem in the country since criminal organizations began carrying them out in 2006 to get ransoms to finance their illicit activities, said the website Vox.

Víctor Manuel Sánchez Valdés, a research professor at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, was quoted as telling the outlet: “They had to find other sources of income, which gave the hitmen in these groups carte blanche to participate in activities like kidnapping and extortion.”

Last month, an armed gang in Mexico kidnapped 22 passengers who were hauled off a passenger bus.

The kidnapping recalled another in 2011, when dozens of passengers were hauled off buses by drug gangs in Tamaulipas, killed and their bodies dumped in mass graves.

 

[MARIS61]

Texas ICE raid the latest in series of enforcement actions
Associated Press

DALLAS – A raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that federal authorities are touting as the largest in a decade was the latest in a series of similar enforcement actions under the Trump administration over the last two years.

About 200 law enforcement officials descended Wednesday on CVE Technology Group in Allen, a city about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Dallas.

Approximately 280 people who work for the technology repair company were taken away in buses. Each will face deportation proceedings.

The Texas raid was the latest in a series of high-profile busts of businesses around the country as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

 

[MARIS61]

Illegal immigrant arrested, accused of more than 100 child sex crimes

By Frank Miles | Fox News

Miguel Martinez, 44, was arrested on 100 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13 years old, one count of production under the age of 13, and one count of sexual battery of a juvenile under the age of 13.(Office of Jeff Landry.)

An undocumented immigrant accused of more than 100 child-related sex offenses has been arrested, according to Louisiana officials.

KLFY reported that Miguel Martinez, 44, was arrested on 100 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13, one count of production under 13, and one count of sexual battery of a juvenile under 13.

Martinez, deported once before, in 2005, is a registered sex offender in California.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry tweeted about the case: “Illegal immigration has real-life consequences – countless numbers of needless crime victims, including too many Louisiana families and children. It's time to join @POTUS in demanding action on our Southern Border. #BuildTheWall”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-...sed-of-more-than-100-child-sex-crimes-reports

 

[Lanny]

Mexican cartel gunmen kidnap and beat 11 police officers

By Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News

The officers were traveling in two police trucks when their attackers surrounded them, ordering them to get out and forcing them to kneel. (istock)

Cartel gunmen kidnapped 11 police officers traveling through the Mexican central state of Puebla during the weekend, taking their guns and detaining them for hours, according to reports.

The officers were traveling in two police trucks when their attackers surrounded them, ordering them to get out and forcing them to kneel, reported Mexican news outlets. The gunmen, who had been in three SUVs, took the officers’ weapons and cell phones and beat them, according to the reports.

The officers had finished responding to a call about an attempted theft of gasoline from an oil refinery.

MEXICAN GOVERNMENT APOLOGIZES FOR DEATHS AFTER POLICE HANDED YOUTHS OVER TO RUTHLESS DRUG GANG

The gunmen released the police near a highway in Mexico City, but kept their police trucks, as well as the other items they had taken.

The attackers released the officers after authorities launched a search for them.

22 BUS PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO MAY BE MIGRANTS

The area where the police were kidnapped is a high-risk one for kidnapping and other crimes, reported the Mexico News Daily.

Roughly 1,200 people were kidnapped in Mexico in 2017, which has been a problem in the country since criminal organizations began carrying them out in 2006 to get ransoms to finance their illicit activities, said the website Vox.

Víctor Manuel Sánchez Valdés, a research professor at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, was quoted as telling the outlet: “They had to find other sources of income, which gave the hitmen in these groups carte blanche to participate in activities like kidnapping and extortion.”

Last month, an armed gang in Mexico kidnapped 22 passengers who were hauled off a passenger bus.

The kidnapping recalled another in 2011, when dozens of passengers were hauled off buses by drug gangs in Tamaulipas, killed and their bodies dumped in mass graves.

Good point. We need to cut down on the demand for drugs that drives the drug trade. Implementation of Obama Care to get addicts the treatment they need is a great first step.

 

[Lanny]

Illegal immigrant arrested, accused of more than 100 child sex crimes

By Frank Miles | Fox News

Miguel Martinez, 44, was arrested on 100 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13 years old, one count of production under the age of 13, and one count of sexual battery of a juvenile under the age of 13.(Office of Jeff Landry.)

An undocumented immigrant accused of more than 100 child-related sex offenses has been arrested, according to Louisiana officials.

KLFY reported that Miguel Martinez, 44, was arrested on 100 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13, one count of production under 13, and one count of sexual battery of a juvenile under 13.

Martinez, deported once before, in 2005, is a registered sex offender in California.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry tweeted about the case: “Illegal immigration has real-life consequences – countless numbers of needless crime victims, including too many Louisiana families and children. It's time to join @POTUS in demanding action on our Southern Border. #BuildTheWall”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-...sed-of-more-than-100-child-sex-crimes-reports

One of the many millions of Hispanics involved in pedophilia. I think this is a prime example of most Hispanics. He reminds me of the gentlemen that worked remodeling my last house and insisted on calling me 'señor'.

 

[MARIS61]

Nielsen resigns as DHS secretary

By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News
President Trump has tweeted that Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as DHS secretary.

President Trump announced Sunday afternoon that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen "will be leaving her position" after 16 months in the job.

Trump also announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as acting secretary, tweeting: "I have confidence that Kevin will do a great job!"

Nielsen tweeted Sunday evening that she had submitted her resignation and added: "Its [sic] been an honor of a lifetime to serve with the brave men and women of @DHSgov. I could not be prouder of and more humbled by their service, dedication, and commitment to keep our country safe from all threats and hazards." She included an image of a resignation letter to Trump in which she wrote: "Despite our progress in reforming homeland security for a new age, I have determined that it is the right time for me to step aside."

In a subsequent tweet, Nielsen addressed "the brave and dedicated men and women of @DHSgov," saying she was "eternally grateful and proud of what you do each and everyday [sic] to protect our homeland".

"Our missions as a Department are vast and have never been more vital," Nielsen wrote. "You are in the arena- keep up the good fight. Thank you for your sacrifices and those of your families. God bless you and God bless our great country."

Nielsen met with Trump at the White House Sunday amid an ongoing influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that has been taxing America's immigration system and sparking frustration within the administration. The Associated Press, citing two sources, reported that Nielsen had been frustrated with the difficulty of getting other departments to help deal with the growing number of families crossing the southwestern border.

Administration sources told Fox News Sunday evening that Nielsen's background in cybersecurity made her a poor fit to handle border issues, while McAleenan best fits Trump's requirement of being the "toughest cop" on the frontier.

Nielsen skipped last week's meeting of interior ministers from the Group of Seven countries (G-7) in Paris to deal with the migration crisis, which she compared to the aftermath of a Category 5 hurricane.

She also had taken to social media in recent days, tweeting that Congress must give border and immigration officials the tools and resources needed to "fulfill our humanitarian and security mission."

Nielsen visited El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, marking her first stop on a border tour aimed at assessing the surge of migrants and the department's response. "Our system and facilities were never structured to withstand the current influx of immigrants," she said.

TRUMP SAYS HE NIXED ICE DIRECTOR NOMINATION, SAYS HE WANTS TO GO 'IN A TOUGHER DIRECTION'

On Friday, Nielsen and Trump participated in a roundtable with border officers and local law enforcement. There she echoed Trump's comments on the situation at the border, though she ducked out of the room without explanation for some time while Trump spoke. As they toured a section of newly rebuilt barriers, Nielsen was at Trump's side, introducing him to local officials. She returned to Washington afterward on a Coast Guard Gulfstream, as Trump continued on a fundraising trip to California and Nevada.

Trump nominated Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary in October 2017, replacing her former boss John Kelly, whom Trump had named White House chief of staff months earlier. She was confirmed by the Senate in December of that year.

Nielsen was viewed as resistant to some of the harshest immigration measures supported by the president and his aides, particularly senior adviser Stephen Miller, both around the border and on other matters like protected status for some refugees. A senior administration official told Fox News Sunday that National Security Adviser John Bolton long felt that Nielsen was not the right person for the job and opposed her policy of using United Nations organizations to try to stem the flow of illegal migrants.

The official added that Bolton and Kelly had a heated disagreement over Nielsen's approach during an October 2018 policy meeting, after which Bolton went to Trump to protest what Nielsen was doing.

Once Kelly left the White House at the end of last year, Nielsen's days appeared to be numbered. She had expected to be pushed out last November, but her exit never materialized. And during the government shutdown over Trump's push for funding for a border wall, Nielsen's stock inside the White House even appeared to rise.

Trump nominated McAleenan as CBP commissioner on the first day of his presidency, but McAleenan as not confirmed by the Senate until March of 2018. He was appointed CBP deputy commissioner in November 2014 by President Barack Obama.

Sources tell Fox News that it reminds to be seen whether McAleenan can handle the political duties required to be permanent homeland security secretary, though they noted that he has excellent relationships with the Pentagon, State Department, and National Security Council. McAleenan also has a reputation within CBP as a "brilliant" mind with "tremendous organizational skills."

Nielsen's departure is the latest staffing shakeup in the department, which was founded to combat terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

On Friday, Trump confirmed he had withdrawn the nomination of acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Ron Vitiello to become the permanent head of the agency, telling reporters that "Ron’s a good man, but we’re going in a tougher direction, we want to go in a tougher direction." Administration sources tell Fox News that the withdrawal of Vitiello's nomination was the first step in Trump's plan to control the border crisis.

The second step was asking for Nielsen's resignation.

Fox News' John Roberts and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[MARIS61]

Kevin McAleenan, new acting DHS boss, has long record in border security

By Frank Miles | Fox News

President Trump revealed in a tweet Sunday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will become the acting head of Homeland Security, the sprawling department of 240,000 people, following the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

McAleenan is a longtime border officer, reflecting Trump’s priority for the department initially founded to combat terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks. Fox News is told Trump wanted the “toughest cop” around on border security, and McAleenan fit the bill.

Administration sources tell Fox News that McAleenan needs to be able to handle the politics involved and change minds on Capitol Hill before he could be seen as potentially taking the job of DHS secretary permanently.

Last month, McAleenan, who as head of CBP was the nation’s top border security official, said the border crisis was at its "breaking point" during a visit to Texas. He reiterated that there are not enough agents to respond.

"That breaking point has arrived this week at our border," McAleenan said along the border. "CBP is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis all along our Southwest border, and nowhere has that crisis manifested more acutely than here in El Paso."

Prior to government service, according to his bio, McAleenan practiced law in California. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College.

McAleenan is well-respected by members of Congress and within the administration, and beyond.

“Significant leadership changes today for DHS and CBP. I’m confident Mr. McAleenan’s experience and knowledge will help us better address the current crisis on our southern border. #DHS #BorderCrisis #BorderPatrol #CBP” tweeted U.S. Border Patrol official Matthew Hudak.

Fox News' John Roberts and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[Lanny]

Kevin McAleenan, new acting DHS boss, has long record in border security

By Frank Miles | Fox News

President Trump revealed in a tweet Sunday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will become the acting head of Homeland Security, the sprawling department of 240,000 people, following the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

McAleenan is a longtime border officer, reflecting Trump’s priority for the department initially founded to combat terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks. Fox News is told Trump wanted the “toughest cop” around on border security, and McAleenan fit the bill.

Administration sources tell Fox News that McAleenan needs to be able to handle the politics involved and change minds on Capitol Hill before he could be seen as potentially taking the job of DHS secretary permanently.

Last month, McAleenan, who as head of CBP was the nation’s top border security official, said the border crisis was at its "breaking point" during a visit to Texas. He reiterated that there are not enough agents to respond.

"That breaking point has arrived this week at our border," McAleenan said along the border. "CBP is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis all along our Southwest border, and nowhere has that crisis manifested more acutely than here in El Paso."

Prior to government service, according to his bio, McAleenan practiced law in California. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College.

McAleenan is well-respected by members of Congress and within the administration, and beyond.

“Significant leadership changes today for DHS and CBP. I’m confident Mr. McAleenan’s experience and knowledge will help us better address the current crisis on our southern border. #DHS #BorderCrisis #BorderPatrol #CBP” tweeted U.S. Border Patrol official Matthew Hudak.

Fox News' John Roberts and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Did you know there are other news sources that are more reliable than Fox?

 

[stampedehero]

Obama handed off a well oiled economy, healthy and having finally made it out of the Bush-era recession. 2 years in and Trump has fucked this economy to hell.

Besides all that, he disappointed the clueless people who favor his antics. He canned the head of Homeland Security. Good for her. She escaped.

 

[MARIS61]

Resignation of Homeland Security's acting deputy secretary continues Trump shakeup

By Gregg Re | Fox News

President Trump's high-level overhaul of the Department of Homeland Security continued on Tuesday, with the announcement that DHS' acting deputy secretary is resigning amid a reported historic surge in illegal immigrants and asylum seekers at the border.

Claire Grady was technically the next in line to replace Kirstjen Nielsen, who resigned Sunday. But Trump chose Kevin McAleenan, the head of Customs and Border Protection, as acting secretary.

That meant Grady had to resign or be fired. Two officials with direct knowledge of the decision, speaking anonymously to The Associated Press, said Grady was pressed to quit.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Nielsen said Grady had offered her resignation, writing that "her sound leadership and effective oversight have impacted every DHS office and employee and made us stronger as a Department."

Nielsen added: "I am thankful for Claire’s expertise, dedication & friendship & am filled w gratitude for her exemplary service to DHS & to our country. I wish her all the best in her future endeavors."

Grady is a longtime civil servant with more than 28 years' experience at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

On Monday, in another DHS shakeup, officials said Secret Service Director Randolph Alles was stepping down.

Sources told Fox News on Monday that Alles was notified 10 days ago to "prepare an exit plan," in a signal that a transition in leadership at Homeland Security was imminent.

Trump has long signaled his displeasure with the rising number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country. The U.S. Border Patrol this week said it has set a new monthly record for apprehensions of families at the southern border, driven primarily by a surge of parents and children leaving Central America.

The agency said Tuesday that it apprehended 92,607 people at the U.S.-Mexico border in March.

Just over 53,000 of the people apprehended were parents and children traveling together, which the Border Patrol refers to as "family units." That breaks a record set in February, when the agency apprehended 36,000 parents and children. Another 8,975 were children traveling alone.

The large numbers of families have forced many line agents into humanitarian roles and have strained detention facilities built when the Border Patrol primarily apprehended single adult men.

Fox News' Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[Lanny]

Resignation of Homeland Security's acting deputy secretary continues Trump shakeup

By Gregg Re | Fox News

President Trump's high-level overhaul of the Department of Homeland Security continued on Tuesday, with the announcement that DHS' acting deputy secretary is resigning amid a reported historic surge in illegal immigrants and asylum seekers at the border.

Claire Grady was technically the next in line to replace Kirstjen Nielsen, who resigned Sunday. But Trump chose Kevin McAleenan, the head of Customs and Border Protection, as acting secretary.

That meant Grady had to resign or be fired. Two officials with direct knowledge of the decision, speaking anonymously to The Associated Press, said Grady was pressed to quit.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Nielsen said Grady had offered her resignation, writing that "her sound leadership and effective oversight have impacted every DHS office and employee and made us stronger as a Department."

Nielsen added: "I am thankful for Claire’s expertise, dedication & friendship & am filled w gratitude for her exemplary service to DHS & to our country. I wish her all the best in her future endeavors."

Grady is a longtime civil servant with more than 28 years' experience at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

On Monday, in another DHS shakeup, officials said Secret Service Director Randolph Alles was stepping down.

Sources told Fox News on Monday that Alles was notified 10 days ago to "prepare an exit plan," in a signal that a transition in leadership at Homeland Security was imminent.

Trump has long signaled his displeasure with the rising number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country. The U.S. Border Patrol this week said it has set a new monthly record for apprehensions of families at the southern border, driven primarily by a surge of parents and children leaving Central America.

The agency said Tuesday that it apprehended 92,607 people at the U.S.-Mexico border in March.

Just over 53,000 of the people apprehended were parents and children traveling together, which the Border Patrol refers to as "family units." That breaks a record set in February, when the agency apprehended 36,000 parents and children. Another 8,975 were children traveling alone.

The large numbers of families have forced many line agents into humanitarian roles and have strained detention facilities built when the Border Patrol primarily apprehended single adult men.

Fox News' Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Trump appears to be draining his own swamp. That's the good part. The bad part is that he's replacing it with an even worse swamp.

 

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[Lanny]

Truly a Wall that can only be constructed out of a concept is a Maris Wall of fantasy.
Back to the real world. There's so much connection between the Trump campaign and Russia that it's mind boggling. Right out in the open.

 

[Hoopguru]

Im not for a wall, but something needs to be done for better management of our border. Im neither Dem or Repub, but I am a citizen that is pissed off at congress for not addressing this issue and allowing politics to evade a priority reform.

 

[Lanny]

Im not for a wall, but something needs to be done for better management of our border. Im neither Dem or Repub, but I am a citizen that is pissed off at congress for not addressing this issue and allowing politics to evade a priority reform.

You hit the nail on the head.